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Fleming vs Brattleboro vs Fabius
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fleming has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Fabius has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Fleming | Brattleboro | Fabius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463 |
12,122Highest |
2,063Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.6±4.5 17% above U.S. |
46±4.9Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Fabius and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Fleming and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brattleboro and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fleming and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7k 14% above U.S. |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$94,063±$11kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Fabius and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$32k 25% below U.S. |
$257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$239,300±$26kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,773±$334Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,074±$58 24% below U.S. |
$942±$70Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
$5,504 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.6%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brattleboro and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
19 min 28% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | FABIUS-POMPEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School | FABIUS-POMPEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.