Manchester vs North Bennington

A side-by-side comparison of Manchester and North Bennington: population, income, housing, and more.

Manchester and North Bennington are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Bennington has the higher population (1,342 vs 642 in Manchester). North Bennington has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $62,813 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median home value ($458,100 vs $275,000 in North Bennington).

Population, income & housing

	Manchester	North Bennington
Population	642	1,342
Median age	64.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$67,500
Median home value	$458,100	$275,000
Median gross rent	$479	$1,500
Housing units	748	380
Homeownership rate	53.4%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.5%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manchester	North Bennington
Population	744 → 642 (-13.7%)	1,715 → 1,342 (-21.7%)
Median household income	$23,295 → $62,813 (+169.6%)	$53,603 → $67,500 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$416,700 → $458,100 (+9.9%)	$199,000 → $275,000 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$434 → $479 (+10.4%)	$952 → $1,500 (+57.6%)

Manchester

Population

744642

Median household income

$23,295$62,813

Median home value

$416,700$458,100

Median gross rent

$434$479

North Bennington

Population

1,7151,342

Median household income

$53,603$67,500

Median home value

$199,000$275,000

Median gross rent

$952$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manchester	North Bennington
Under 5	1.4%	1.1%
5 to 17	3.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	29.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	5.6%	8.6%
45 to 54	2.2%	6.6%
55 to 64	28.0%	6.2%
65 to 74	16.7%	13.3%
75 and over	33.0%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manchester	North Bennington
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manchester	North Bennington
No high school diploma	7.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	18.4%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28.2%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manchester	North Bennington
Drove alone	48.3%	46.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	5.8%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	25.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.5%
Worked from home	35.8%	18.5%
Other means	2.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manchester	North Bennington
1-unit, detached	47.7%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	19.1%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	8.4%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Manchester	North Bennington
Poverty rate	16.4%	8.5%
Average household size	1.86	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1980	1952