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West Brattleboro is a small town of 2,749 people in Windham County, Vermont. It's about 34 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 75 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $848 a month.
2,749people
$256kTypical home
$848/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
81"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,749
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,681 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Hartford, CT
- 34 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,615/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to RUT airport
- 61 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windham County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk