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Brattleboro vs Monkton vs Newfields
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 renters (41.5% rent).
Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k 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 | Monkton | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
1,999Lowest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 17% above U.S. |
47.1±5.4Highest 21% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Monkton 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Brattleboro and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brattleboro and Monkton 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% |
50% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields 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. |
$119,688±$28k 48% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$379,900±$18k 14% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,301±$120 8% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700Lowest 83% above U.S. |
$5,887 89% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±64Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Monkton 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Monkton and Newfields 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Newfields 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.