North Bennington vs Stamford

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

North Bennington and Stamford 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 522 in Stamford). Stamford has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $67,500 in North Bennington). North Bennington has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $263,600 in Stamford).

Population, income & housing

	North Bennington	Stamford
Population	1,342	522
Median age	36.2 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$88,750
Median home value	$275,000	$263,600
Median gross rent	$1,500	—
Housing units	380	230
Homeownership rate	64.4%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Bennington	Stamford
Population	1,715 → 1,342 (-21.7%)	465 → 522 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$53,603 → $67,500 (+25.9%)	$66,146 → $88,750 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$199,000 → $275,000 (+38.2%)	$225,000 → $263,600 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,500 (+57.6%)	$789 → $900 (+14.1%)

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

Stamford

Population

465522

Median household income

$66,146$88,750

Median home value

$225,000$263,600

Median gross rent

$789$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Bennington	Stamford
Under 5	1.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	10.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	29.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	6.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	7.3%
45 to 54	6.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	6.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	13.3%	19.0%
75 and over	16.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Bennington	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Bennington	Stamford
No high school diploma	2.4%	6.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.2%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Bennington	Stamford
Drove alone	46.2%	86.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	25.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	3.3%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Bennington	Stamford
1-unit, detached	62.6%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	North Bennington	Stamford
Poverty rate	8.5%	5.7%
Average household size	3.16	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	16	37
Median year structure built	1952	1965