Bradford vs Chelsea

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Chelsea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bradford has the higher population (1,326 vs 416 in Chelsea). Bradford has the higher median household income ($96,213 vs $45,333 in Chelsea). Bradford has the higher median home value ($246,400 vs $139,200 in Chelsea).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Chelsea
Population	1,326	416
Median age	42.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,213	$45,333
Median home value	$246,400	$139,200
Median gross rent	$1,072	$1,076
Housing units	500	231
Homeownership rate	71.0%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Chelsea
Population	526 → 1,326 (+152.1%)	475 → 416 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $96,213 (+148.3%)	$51,563 → $45,333 (-12.1%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $246,400 (+69.0%)	$116,700 → $139,200 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,072 (+28.8%)	$680 → $1,076 (+58.2%)

Bradford

Population

5261,326

Median household income

$38,750$96,213

Median home value

$145,800$246,400

Median gross rent

$832$1,072

Chelsea

Population

475416

Median household income

$51,563$45,333

Median home value

$116,700$139,200

Median gross rent

$680$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Chelsea
Under 5	2.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	19.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	5.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	15.5%	10.1%
75 and over	6.9%	17.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Chelsea
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Chelsea
No high school diploma	0.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	25.6%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Chelsea
Drove alone	57.6%	60.4%
Carpooled	26.0%	25.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Chelsea
1-unit, detached	63.2%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	9.5%
20 or more units	2.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Chelsea
Poverty rate	11.8%	21.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938