Compare towns
Ludlow vs Bow vs Vergennes
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Vergennes has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Ludlow | Bow | Vergennes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,990Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,565 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.2Highest 34% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.6±2.1 20% above U.S. |
| Ludlow and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,885±$14kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$76,587±$13k 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,200±$46k 11% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$310,000±$24kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$151 21% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,000±$267Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,890Lowest 57% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$5,578 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±25.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±17.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ludlow and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 min 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Ludlow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #22 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Bow School District | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | Vergennes Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.