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Brattleboro vs Barre vs Morristown vs Bennington
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 people working from home (17.9%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Barre | Morristown | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,122 |
8,412 |
5,722Lowest |
15,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
| Morristown and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$66,273±$5kHighest 18% below VT |
$59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
| Morristown and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
| Morristown and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
$1,133±$63 8% below VT |
| Morristown and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
21 minHighest 10% below VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Bennington 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT | #58 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Spaulding Union High School | Peoples Academy | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
10.7 |
12.4 |
14.7Highest |
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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.