What stands out worked out from the figures below

Triangle has the most affordable homes ($124k median).

Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Triangle	Brattleboro
People
Population	2,773Lowest	12,122Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	38.9±2.4Lowest about the U.S. average	45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S.
	Brattleboro and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22%	19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Triangle and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	4.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Triangle and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$71,875±$16kHighest 11% below U.S.	$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below U.S.
	Triangle and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$124,400±$17kLowest 63% below U.S.	$257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$864±$62Lowest 39% below U.S.	$1,074±$58Highest 24% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,718Lowest 13% below U.S.	$5,700Highest 83% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Brattleboro and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	19%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	17.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.	1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above U.S.	19 minLowest 28% below U.S.
Work from home	5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#335 of 484 in NY	#33 of 70 in VT
School district	WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
High school in town	WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Brattleboro Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Highest	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.