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Braintree vs Ludlow vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Ludlow has the most renters (48.6% 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 | Braintree | Ludlow | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Highest |
808 |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
48.7±5.6Lowest 13% above VT |
55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ludlow and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±0.5 VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.6%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$56,667±$19kLowest 30% below VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$304,000±$32kHighest 4% below VT |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
| Ludlow and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,018±$91 18% below VT |
$1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,237 16% below VT |
$4,488Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
33%±13.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
51.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.