Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Brandon

A town of 4,120 people in Rutland County, Vermont
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Brandon

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Brandon?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Brandon.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Brandon

Explore places →

Outdoors in Brandon

Parks & trails →
Map of Brandon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land14%3,437 of 25,409 acres
Trails15 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves7834 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Brandon

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Brandon

Town in Vermont, United States
4,129Population
40.2 sq miArea
427 ftElevation

Brandon is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,129.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Living in Brandon

Housing in Brandon

$302K▲ 3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brandon home is worth about $302,000, up 3% in a year, 24% below the Vermont typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Brandon

B−

Safety Grade B-

Brandon reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Brandon 1
Vermont 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Brandon 8.7
Vermont 14.5
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Brandon

Schools page →
C−

School Grade C-

The public schools Brandon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

See how Brandon’s schools compare in VT →
DistrictOtter Valley Unified Union School District #53Schools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VT. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from BrandonWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Brandon.Meet them →

Where Brandon is

Explore map →
Locator map of Brandon
Wikimedia Commons · Map: Redjar at English Wikipedia · Redjar at the English-language Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

Vermont · VT · Rutland CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →

How things work in Brandon

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Brandon

Vermont · VT · Rutland County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Brandon is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01