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Braintree vs Randolph vs Wallingford
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 people working from home (19%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Randolph | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
4,843Highest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Braintree and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford and Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Braintree 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 |
$278,700±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Randolph and Wallingford 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 |
$1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.