Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Guilford vs Halifax
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).
Guilford has the highest household income ($75k).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Guilford | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
2,461 |
847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
0%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
46.7±5.2Highest 8% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Guilford 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% |
17.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax 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% |
27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Guilford 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 |
$75,243±$6kHighest 7% below VT |
$63,889±$7k 21% below VT |
| Guilford and Halifax 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 |
$312,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Guilford and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$1,283±$273Highest 4% above VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
| Guilford 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 |
$5,827Highest 16% above VT |
$4,991Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±19.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax 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% |
10.6% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax 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 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Halifax School District |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town | 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.