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Brattleboro vs Coventry vs Hartford
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%).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
917Lowest |
10,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+7.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
43.2±3.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Brattleboro and Coventry 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% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry 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 VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Coventry 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% |
47.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Hartford 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 |
$59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$78,125±$7kHighest 4% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$304,500±$26kHighest 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,218±$118Highest about the VT average |
| Hartford 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 |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,773Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Hartford 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% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
18 minLowest 22% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Hartford 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 | — | #34 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Coventry School District | Hartford School District |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town | Hartford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 9.6Highest |
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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.