Compare towns
Sunderland vs Braintree vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sunderland has the most kids (23.6% under 18).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Sunderland | Braintree | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,269Highest |
1,026 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.8±2.8Lowest 5% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Sunderland and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,523±$16k 9% above VT |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the VT average |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Winhall and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$43k 5% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,413±$242Highest 15% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Sunderland and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136 18% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±61.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sunderland and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 4% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.