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Stockbridge vs Warren vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most renters (15% rent).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Bridgewater has the most kids (12.8% 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 | Stockbridge | Warren | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
1,585Highest |
980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
53.1±4.2Lowest 23% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
| Warren and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126 8% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488 11% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| 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.