Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Morristown vs Newfane
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).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Morristown | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
5,722 |
1,456Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
| Newfane and Morristown 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% |
11.5%±3 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
$66,719±$21kHighest 18% below VT |
| Newfane 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 |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
| Morristown and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
| Newfane and Morristown 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 |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
9.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | #35 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Peoples Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.