Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
47% more nonprofits per person than the typical Vermont town.
The best of Bridport’s subject grades are an A for health and history and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 6 of Vermont’s 172 towns score higher on hazard risk. 39% of the land in Bridport is conserved, above both Vermont’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 3 of Vermont’s 165 towns score higher on civic life. Bridport has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John Hamilton Farmstead and Paris and Anna Fletcher House. Bridport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bridport beats most towns.
John Hamilton Farmstead
Census counts: 449 in 1790, a peak of 1,774 in 1830, 1,225 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bridport takes its name from Bridport in Dorset, England, 3,210 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionBridport, settled in 1761, takes its name from Bridport, a town in Dorset, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Bridport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bridport, 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 Bridport.
Bridport beats the Vermont average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Bridport adults sleep under 7 hours, near the Vermont town median (30%) and below the median of U.S. towns (36%). 15% of Bridport adults report frequent mental distress.
| Bridport | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 9.1% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bridport | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.1% | 69.2% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 72.3% | 69.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Addison Central Unified Union School District #55. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridport Central SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 63 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
8.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 6 have a lower trail density than Bridport.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.1% of working residents work locally in Bridport. Jobs based in Bridport grew to 173 in 2023, 20 more than in 2013. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Bridport.
| Bridport | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 15% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bridport has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher July high than Bridport.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Vermont average. Bridport’s median age is 49.5 years. Bridport has grown 2% since 2020, to 1,251 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bridport | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.5 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 40% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Bridport | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.3% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.4% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.3% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Bridport home is worth about $394,000, up 4.8% in a year, close to the Vermont typical home.
| Bridport | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,184 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
Big draw38 mi LakeLake Champlain
31 mi MountainMount Marcy
27 mi LakeLake George
39 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain
31 mi LakeLake Tear of the CloudsFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Tear of the Clouds: TheKilimanjaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bridport
About 2 of every 100 Bridport residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
2 places in Bridport on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Vermont, United States
Bridport is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was founded October 9, 1761. The population was 1,225 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Bridport, a town in the west of the county of Dorset, in the United Kingdom.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
47% more nonprofits per person than the typical Vermont town.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($89,639 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Charles A. Eldredge and Rollin M. Strong.
