Compare towns
Stannard vs Bakersfield vs Walden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Bakersfield has the most expensive homes ($271k median).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Stannard | Bakersfield | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 228Lowest |
1,109Highest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
| Walden and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Walden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
| Walden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,183Highest 17% below VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.