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Warren vs Bridgewater vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Warren | Bridgewater | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Highest |
980 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest 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+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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 | $86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.