Compare towns
Randolph vs Marlboro vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering RandolphRandolph
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Randolph | Marlboro | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,007Highest |
1,362 |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% VT: +2.8% |
+59.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.5±7.7 17% above VT |
22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Braintree and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
18.8%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% VT: 43.8% |
53.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±4.7 VT: 7% |
42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,069±$11kLowest 8% below VT |
$77,135±$10k 5% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
| Braintree and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
$357,300±$55kHighest 13% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$198 11% below VT |
$1,600±$824Highest 30% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Marlboro and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,507 11% below VT |
$5,640Highest 12% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.1%±43.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
17 minLowest 26% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26%±11.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Marlboro and Braintree 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Marlboro School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.