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Harmony vs Brattleboro vs Clymer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Clymer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Harmony | Brattleboro | Clymer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
12,122Highest |
2,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
27.1±6.3Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
39.2%±11.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
9.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brattleboro and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11k 27% below U.S. |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$87,917±$17kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$163,700±$25k 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40 44% below U.S. |
$1,074±$58Highest 24% below U.S. |
$637±$42Lowest 55% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 10% below U.S. |
$5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
$2,573Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.6%±44.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brattleboro and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brattleboro and Clymer 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 | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | Brattleboro Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
9.0Highest |
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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.