COMPARING TWO PLACES
Old Bennington vs Cohoes
PLACE A
Old Bennington, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Cohoes, New York
Old Bennington is 99% smaller than Cohoes. Old Bennington earns more, with a median household income $107,605 higher.
OLD BENNINGTONCOHOESDIFFERENCE
Total population12218,518−99% vs Cohoes
Population density3324,908−4,577
Population growth12.2%12.2%−0.0 pts
Median age45.038.6+6.4
Male54.4%46.2%+8.2 pts
Female45.6%53.8%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born3.3%10.5%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%74.0%+24.4 pts
Black0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other1.6%7.7%−6.1 pts
Median household income$168,750$61,145+$107,605
Per capita income$84,326$35,304+$49,022
Poverty rate0.0%25.9%−25.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3400.423−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher84.9%27.6%+57.2 pts
Graduate degree61.2%11.2%+49.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation62.1%59.8%+2.3 pts
Median home value$445,500$223,400+$222,100
Median gross rent$1,063$1,251−$188
Owner-occupied93.8%39.5%+54.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%13.8%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.1%−6.1 pts
Average commute28.124.9+3.2
Worked from home46.7%11.6%+35.1 pts
Public transit to work3.3%3.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025