Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Highgate vs Morristown
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 kids (19% under 18).
Highgate has the most homeowners (80.7%).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Highgate | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
3,528Lowest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Highgate 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% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Morristown 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 |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Highgate and Morristown 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 |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Highgate 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 |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Brattleboro 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 |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Morristown 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% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Highgate 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
9.8 |
12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.