Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Coventry vs Dummerston vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Dummerston has the highest household income ($102k).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% 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 | Coventry | Dummerston | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
917Lowest |
2,090 |
8,412 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Coventry 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% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Coventry 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 |
$59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.8% VT: 10.1% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5% VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston 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 | — | — | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Coventry School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | — | 10.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | 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.