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Brattleboro vs Ogunquit vs Brattleboro

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (15 min average).

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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.

MeasureBrattleboroOgunquitBrattleboro
People
Population
12,122Highest
1,379Lowest
7,657
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.6±4.5
17% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
44.3±5.9Lowest
14% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Brattleboro 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.8%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
46.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.1%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Brattleboro and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$58,241±$8k
28% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$52,734±$12kLowest
35% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$257,300±$18k
23% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$234,600±$20kLowest
29% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,074±$58Lowest
24% below U.S.
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$1,113±$67Highest
21% below U.S.
Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,700Highest
83% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,490
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.9%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.1%±9.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
17.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
50.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 min
28% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
15 minLowest
42% below U.S.
Work from home
17.9%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #33 of 70 in VT — #33 of 70 in VT
School district Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 — —
High school in town Brattleboro Union High School — —
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.