Compare towns
Vergennes vs Berlin vs Guilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most renters (27.9% rent).
Berlin has the highest household income ($87k).
Guilford has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Vergennes | Berlin | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565 |
2,880Highest |
2,461Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
0%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.1Lowest 8% above VT |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
46.7±5.2 8% above VT |
| Berlin and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Guilford and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vergennes and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13k 6% below VT |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$75,243±$6kLowest 7% below VT |
| Berlin and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24k about the VT average |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$312,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Guilford and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,283±$273Highest 4% above VT |
| Guilford and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578 11% above VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,827Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Guilford and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.7%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Guilford and Vergennes 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
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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.