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New Haven vs Weybridge vs Bristol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Bristol has the most affordable homes ($337k 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 | New Haven | Weybridge | Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,792 |
781Lowest |
3,778Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48±3.9 11% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
47.9±4.8Lowest 11% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.2%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Bristol and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$74,620±$8kLowest 8% below VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,300±$19k 20% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$337,300±$46kLowest 7% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,275±$181Highest 3% above VT |
| Bristol and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,967Lowest 18% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,978 19% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
25 minHighest 5% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Bristol and New Haven 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 | — | — | #31 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Mt. Abraham Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.