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Brattleboro vs Holderness vs Dummerston
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Holderness | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
1,917Lowest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest 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% |
55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brattleboro and Holderness 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. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Dummerston 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. |
$363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Holderness and Dummerston 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. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
$3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brattleboro and Dummerston 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% |
12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston 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 | Holderness School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| 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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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.