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Schroeppel vs Brattleboro vs Sand Ridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroeppel has the highest household income ($73k).
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Sand Ridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
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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 | Schroeppel | Brattleboro | Sand Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,938 |
12,122Highest |
838Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
45.6±4.5 17% above U.S. |
53.2±10.3Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Sand Ridge and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3 U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.5%±12Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sand Ridge and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
32.5%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sand Ridge and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brattleboro and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,082±$9kHighest 9% below U.S. |
$58,241±$8k 28% below U.S. |
$34,821±$20kLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Schroeppel and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,400±$14kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$211,500±$153k 36% below U.S. |
| Brattleboro and Sand Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$69Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,074±$58Highest 24% below U.S. |
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| Brattleboro and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,546Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$5,700 83% above U.S. |
$6,280Highest 101% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sand Ridge and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
36.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.5%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #277 of 484 in NY | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | Brattleboro Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.