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Windsor vs Brattleboro vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | Windsor | Brattleboro | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
12,122Highest |
1,999Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
| Monkton and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$58,241±$8k 28% below VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,700 13% above VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
58.5% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Brattleboro 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.