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Windsor vs Brattleboro vs Newfane
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 ($208k median).
Brattleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
12,122Highest |
1,456Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest 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+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$58,241±$8k 28% below VT |
$66,719±$21kHighest 18% below VT |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$5,174Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
58.5% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| 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.