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Brattleboro vs Hartford vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
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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 | Hartford | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
10,736 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.2±3.9 11% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Brattleboro and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brattleboro and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 U.S. |
$78,125±$7k 3% below U.S. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$304,500±$26k 8% below U.S. |
$363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,218±$118 14% below U.S. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700 83% above U.S. |
$5,773Highest 85% above U.S. |
$3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±12.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 28% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | Hartford School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Hartford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
9.6Highest |
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U.S. 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.