Compare towns
Coventry vs Braintree vs Irasburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Irasburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Coventry | Braintree | Irasburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,026 |
1,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
40.3±5.3Lowest 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.4%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Irasburg and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$98,534±$13kHighest 21% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$230,800±$22kHighest 27% below VT |
| Irasburg and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$840±$405 32% below VT |
$1,063±$86Highest 14% below VT |
| Irasburg and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$3,966Highest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
17%±28.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.7%±2.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.