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Brattleboro vs Braintree vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Brattleboro | Braintree | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,657Highest |
1,026Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9Lowest about the VT average |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,734±$12k 35% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,600±$20kHighest 26% below VT |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$67Highest 10% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,490Highest 9% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 35% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Brattleboro 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.