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Middlesex vs Brattleboro vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Middlesex | Brattleboro | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Lowest |
12,122Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Brattleboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$58,241±$8k 28% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Middlesex and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,700 13% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.5% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Brattleboro 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 | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Brattleboro Union High School | — |
| 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.