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Holland vs Brattleboro vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holland has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
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 | Holland | Brattleboro | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790 |
12,122Highest |
573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.8±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Brattleboro and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Holland and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,729±$16kHighest 25% below VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$58,333±$26k 28% below VT |
| Holland and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,400±$44k 34% below VT |
$257,300±$18kHighest 19% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
$1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,463 31% below VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72% VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.3%±6 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school 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.