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Chittenden vs Brattleboro vs Cornwall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Brattleboro has the most renters (41.5% rent).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Chittenden | Brattleboro | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
12,122Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
| Chittenden and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,700 13% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall 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 | — |
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.