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Vergennes vs Bow vs Ferrisburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Vergennes | Bow | Ferrisburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565Lowest |
8,335Highest |
2,661 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.1Highest 20% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.5±4.9 17% above U.S. |
| Vergennes and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ferrisburgh and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$106,989±$22k 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$422,700±$35k 27% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,435±$173 about the U.S. average |
| Bow and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578Lowest 79% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,120 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57%±19.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ferrisburgh 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #7 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Bow School District | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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U.S. 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.