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Brattleboro vs Enosburgh vs Franklin
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 shortest commute (19 min average).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Franklin has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Enosburgh | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
2,804 |
1,590Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin and Enosburgh 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% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
21.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Franklin and Enosburgh 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 |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$79,917±$21kHighest about the VT average |
| Franklin and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18kHighest 19% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Highest 13% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$891±$266 28% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Franklin 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 |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,384Lowest 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin 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 | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.