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Brattleboro vs Cambridge vs Wilder
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%).
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($343k median).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Cambridge | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
3,767 |
3,087Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9% VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
| Brattleboro and Wilder 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% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge 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% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wilder 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.7% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Wilder 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±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$72,344±$19k 11% below VT |
$75,143±$9kHighest 7% below VT |
| Wilder and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,183±$66Highest 4% below VT |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
| Cambridge and Wilder 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 |
$4,910Lowest about the VT average |
$5,505 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
70.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Wilder 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 | #25 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Cambridge School District | — |
| 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.