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Windham vs Bennington vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Windham | Bennington | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
15,249Highest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Windham and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
| Berlin and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Bennington 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.