Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Putney vs West Brattleboro
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 most renters (49.3% rent).
Putney has the highest household income ($80k).
West Brattleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
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 | Putney | West Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,657Highest |
2,622Lowest |
2,749 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9 about the VT average |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
47.2±10.4Highest 10% above VT |
| West Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and West Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.2% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,734±$12k 35% below VT |
$79,706±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$44,827±$8kLowest 45% below VT |
| Putney and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,600±$20kLowest 26% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$256,100±$60k 19% below VT |
| Putney and West Brattleboro 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 |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$848±$178 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,490Highest 9% above VT |
$5,313 5% above VT |
$4,500Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±9.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.9%±27.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and West Brattleboro 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% |
16% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
66.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 35% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
19.6%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| West Brattleboro and Putney 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.