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Huron vs Brattleboro vs Wolcott
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Huron has the highest household income ($90k).
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($88k median).
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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 | Huron | Brattleboro | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,240Lowest |
12,122Highest |
3,971 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-10.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±3.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
42.1±5.1 8% above U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Wolcott and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brattleboro and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brattleboro and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,000±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$58,241±$8k 28% below U.S. |
$54,569±$10kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,000±$21k 30% below U.S. |
$257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$87,500±$16kLowest 74% below U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$778Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,074±$58 24% below U.S. |
$667±$106Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Huron and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145 33% above U.S. |
$5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
$2,486Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±50.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±13.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Huron and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 70 in VT | #367 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School | RED CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0Lowest |
9.6Highest |
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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.