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Sudbury vs Brookfield vs Bakersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sudbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Bakersfield has the most affordable homes ($271k 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 | Sudbury | Brookfield | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 679Lowest |
1,486Highest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±4.9Lowest 5% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
| Brookfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sudbury and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,208±$33kHighest 23% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$83,462±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Sudbury and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$49k 7% above VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$271,300±$19kLowest 14% below VT |
| Brookfield and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,205 17% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 50 minHighest 113% above VT |
37 min 55% above VT |
33 minLowest 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.