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Baltimore vs Brattleboro vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Brattleboro has the most renters (41.5% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Baltimore | Brattleboro | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
12,122Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Baltimore and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
| Baltimore and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
21 minHighest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.