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Brattleboro, VT
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Living in Brattleboro



Brattleboro is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 12,106 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Brattleboro is the seventh largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Brattleboro was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Of important note, Brattleboro is also a town of artists. Brattleboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Brattleboro’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Brattleboro, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brattleboro spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.72 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, Brattleboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Brattleboro are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.51% of adults in Brattleboro have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Brattleboro in 2018 was $30,545, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,180 for a family of four. However, Brattleboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brattleboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brattleboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brattleboro include Irish, English, German, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Brattleboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.