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Vernon vs Mount Tabor vs Brattleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the youngest population (median age 42.6).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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.
| Measure | Vernon | Mount Tabor | Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,709 |
304Lowest |
12,122Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.4Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
— | $58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,074±$58 13% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,191Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±3.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 70 in VT | — | #33 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.