Compare towns
Guildhall vs Bennington vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Guildhall | Bennington | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
15,249Highest |
536 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.7±2.3Highest 4% above VT |
44±19.9 about the VT average |
| Bennington and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9% VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$72,500±$30k 11% below VT |
| Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$301,400±$47k 5% below VT |
| Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
$863±$187 30% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625Highest 8% below VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
$4,388Lowest 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±71.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
30 minHighest 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Bennington and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.