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Barnard vs Brattleboro vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Brattleboro has the most renters (41.5% rent).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Barnard | Brattleboro | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
12,122Highest |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stockbridge and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Barnard and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,140±$126 8% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$5,700 13% above VT |
$4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Barnard 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None 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.