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Triangle vs Brattleboro vs Middleport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Triangle has the highest household income ($72k).
Brattleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Middleport has the most affordable homes ($115k 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 | Triangle | Brattleboro | Middleport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773 |
12,122Highest |
1,987Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the U.S. average |
45.6±4.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
38±4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| 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%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.3%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Middleport and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22%Lowest 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% |
4.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Triangle and Middleport 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. |
$67,375±$13k 17% below U.S. |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,400±$17k 63% below U.S. |
$257,300±$18kHighest 23% below U.S. |
$115,400±$8kLowest 65% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62 39% below U.S. |
$1,074±$58Highest 24% below U.S. |
$770±$34Lowest 46% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
$3,507 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±18.4Lowest 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.1 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.