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Braintree vs Weybridge vs Rochester
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).
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Weybridge | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
781Lowest |
1,389Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
51.6±3Lowest 20% above VT |
53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
| Braintree and Rochester 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% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Rochester 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Weybridge 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±$5k about the VT average |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$929±$158 25% below VT |
| Weybridge and Rochester 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 |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$3,977 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.