Bridgewater is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, home to about 980 people across 50 square miles. Its ZIP code is 05035, and parts of 05034 and 05091 are in Bridgewater too.
Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population98020 per sq mi
Median home value$218,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bridgewater. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
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Around Bridgewater
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)83 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA121 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY213 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bridgewater; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Bridgewater
U.S. Representative · Vermont at-largeBecca Balint (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bridgewater had 903 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 166th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Windsor County grew from 32,225 residents in 1900 to 57,753 in 2020.
Windsor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Woodstock, VT weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Windsor County
19,255 jobs at 1,926 businesses in Windsor County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bridgewater.
Rutland Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rutland15.3 miles
White River Jct Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · White River Junction15.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Bridgewater
Parks (2 nearby)
WAMBA Pump Track4.4 mi
WAMBA - Aqueduct Trails Parking4.4 mi
Grocery stores
Woodstock Farmers' Market5.5 mi
Mac's Woodstock Market7.1 mi
Libraries
Norman Williams Public Library6.7 mi
Abbott Memorial Library7.0 mi
Woodstock Community Correctional Center Library7.3 mi
Sherburne Memorial Library7.9 mi
Museums
President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center5.9 mi
Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum6.6 mi
Woodstock History Center6.7 mi
Billings Farm Museum7.0 mi
Billings Farm & Museum7.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
The Little Theater6.3 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
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