Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Randolph 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 people working from home (17.9%).
Randolph has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Randolph | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
4,843Lowest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
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% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Morristown and Randolph 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 |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Randolph 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 |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
21 min 12% below VT |
21 minHighest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | Randolph Union High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
9.4 |
12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.