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Brattleboro vs Brewer vs Brattleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Brewer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Brattleboro has the most renters (49.3% 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 | Brattleboro | Brewer | Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
9,652 |
7,657Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
40.1±4.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
44.3±5.9 14% above U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Brewer and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.8%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brattleboro 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brewer 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 U.S. |
$66,613±$9kHighest 17% below U.S. |
$52,734±$12kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Brewer and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$245,300±$21k 26% below U.S. |
$234,600±$20kLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,086±$54 23% below U.S. |
$1,113±$67Highest 21% below U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
$3,374Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,490 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±13.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.1%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brewer and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Highest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 28% below U.S. |
17 min 36% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brattleboro 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 | #32 of 133 in ME | #33 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Brewer Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Brewer High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
14.0Highest |
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U.S. 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.