Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bakersfield’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 1 of Vermont’s 172 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 8 of Vermont’s 172 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Brigham Academy and St. George's Catholic Church. On civic life, just 14 of Vermont’s 165 towns do worse. Bakersfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bakersfield beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Bakersfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 13 in 1790, a low of 13 in 1790, 1,273 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1878 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bakersfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bakersfield.
Bakersfield’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both the Vermont town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 72 Vermont towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bakersfield. The top destinations are St.
| Bakersfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 143 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Bakersfield beats the Vermont average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 37% of adults have obesity in Bakersfield, above both Vermont’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (35%). 33% of Bakersfield adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Bakersfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bakersfield | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.1% | 10.1% |
| More adults with obesity | 36.7% | 28.6% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 33% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The July high in Bakersfield is 77°F. Bakersfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Bakersfield’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Bakersfield home is worth about $344,000, down 0.7% in a year, 12% below the Vermont typical home. 94% of households own their home in Bakersfield.
| Bakersfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,200 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 14% of residents (18% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Vermont.
| Bakersfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.4 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 40% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 22% | 18% |
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points). Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Bakersfield | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.6% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.8% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bakersfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LakeLake Champlain
17 mi MountainMount Mansfield
37 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
18 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
36 mi LakeLake Willoughby
16 mi Ski areaJay Peak Resort79 runs · 1,988 ft verticalLake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Haskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Bakersfield; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Bakersfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont.
Where Bakersfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Bakersfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Bakersfield.
Town in Vermont, United States
Bakersfield is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,273 at the 2020 census.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($93,043 across the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
6 notable people were born here, including Thomas Child and Lee Stephen Tillotson.
