Compare towns
Brattleboro vs Weybridge 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%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Weybridge | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
781Lowest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
| Weybridge 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% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest 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 |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700 13% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
21 minHighest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Weybridge 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 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.