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North Bennington vs Windham vs Vergennes
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Bennington has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Vergennes has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
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 | North Bennington | Windham | Vergennes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,336 |
594Lowest |
2,565Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.9±10Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
| Vergennes and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,571±$10kLowest 16% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$76,587±$13k 6% below VT |
| Windham and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,000±$40k about the VT average |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$310,000±$24kLowest about the VT average |
| Windham and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
— | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
| North Bennington and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,590 11% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,578Lowest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
| North Bennington and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
21 min 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and North Bennington 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 | — | — | #22 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 |
| High school in town | — | — | Vergennes Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.