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Worcester vs Brattleboro vs Mendon
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 most people working from home (23.6%).
Brattleboro has the most renters (41.5% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Brattleboro | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 831Lowest |
12,122Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±2.7 9% above VT |
45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Worcester 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 |
$257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,074±$58 13% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 22% above VT |
19 min 19% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Mendon 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 | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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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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.