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Brattleboro vs Glover vs Windham
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 renters (41.5% rent).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Glover | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
1,051 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Glover and Brattleboro 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% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover 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% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Glover 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% |
35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover 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 |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Glover 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 |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Highest 13% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Brattleboro and Glover 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 |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Windham 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% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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.