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Stockbridge vs Monkton vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Stockbridge | Monkton | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
1,999Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
47.1±5.4Lowest 9% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Monkton and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Monkton and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12kLowest 5% below VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126 8% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Monkton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488 11% below VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None 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.