Compare towns
Worcester vs Braintree vs St. George
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worcester has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
St. George has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
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 | Worcester | Braintree | St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 831 |
1,026Highest |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
+17.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±2.7 9% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
44.7±13.4Lowest 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.6%±7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.9%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±3.9 VT: 7% |
| Worcester and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,833±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$109,464±$34kHighest 35% above VT |
| St. George and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$376,800±$50kHighest 19% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$136 17% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,394±$132Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,421 12% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,514Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
96%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. George and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 22% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.6%±8.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. George and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.