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Brattleboro vs Brattleboro vs Guilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brattleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Guilford has the most homeowners (80.1%).
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 | Brattleboro | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
7,657 |
2,461Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
0% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the VT average |
46.7±5.2Highest 8% above VT |
| Guilford and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.8%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
47.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,241±$8k 28% below VT |
$52,734±$12kLowest 35% below VT |
$75,243±$6kHighest 7% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$234,600±$20kLowest 26% below VT |
$312,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Guilford 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 |
$1,113±$67 10% below VT |
$1,283±$273Highest 4% above VT |
| Guilford and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700 13% above VT |
$5,490Lowest 9% above VT |
$5,827Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.1%±9.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.8% VT: 10.1% |
21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.7%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Guilford 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 | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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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.