Compare towns
Brandon vs Chittenden vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | Brandon | Chittenden | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,120Highest |
1,318Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±3.1 16% above VT |
50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Chittenden and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,180±$12k 21% below VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$225 14% below VT |
$1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Chittenden and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,241Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±15.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Brandon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951 25 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Chittenden and Brandon 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 | #69 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | — |
| High school in town | Otter Valley Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.