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Ogunquit vs Windsor vs Brattleboro

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitWindsorBrattleboro
People
Population
1,379Lowest
3,554
12,122Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
45.6±4.5
17% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.1%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$58,241±$8k
28% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$257,300±$18k
23% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,074±$58Highest
24% below U.S.
Brattleboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$5,700Highest
83% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
46.9%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brattleboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
58.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 min
14% below U.S.
19 minLowest
28% below U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.9%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT #33 of 70 in VT
School district — — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
High school in town — — Brattleboro Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.0
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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.