Compare towns
Guilford vs Braintree vs Halifax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the most expensive homes ($313k median).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Guilford | Braintree | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,461Highest |
1,026 |
847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.2 8% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±4 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Guilford and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,243±$6k 7% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Braintree and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Guilford and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$273Highest 4% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$875±$154 29% below VT |
| Guilford and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,827Highest 16% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Halifax 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.