Rutland vs West Brookfield

A side-by-side comparison of Rutland and West Brookfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Rutland and West Brookfield are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rutland has the higher population (1,796 vs 1,518 in West Brookfield). Rutland has the higher median household income ($102,885 vs $59,734 in West Brookfield). Rutland has the higher median home value ($357,700 vs $282,900 in West Brookfield).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland	West Brookfield
Population	1,796	1,518
Median age	46.1 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$102,885	$59,734
Median home value	$357,700	$282,900
Median gross rent	$1,134	$1,081
Housing units	722	744
Homeownership rate	79.8%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland	West Brookfield
Population	2,360 → 1,796 (-23.9%)	1,479 → 1,518 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$84,833 → $102,885 (+21.3%)	$51,680 → $59,734 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$225,900 → $357,700 (+58.3%)	$246,600 → $282,900 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,134 (-2.2%)	$1,133 → $1,081 (-4.6%)

Rutland

Population

2,3601,796

Median household income

$84,833$102,885

Median home value

$225,900$357,700

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,134

West Brookfield

Population

1,4791,518

Median household income

$51,680$59,734

Median home value

$246,600$282,900

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,081

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutland	West Brookfield
Under 5	4.5%	1.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	0.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	4.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	15.0%	20.6%
75 and over	9.4%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland	West Brookfield
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland	West Brookfield
No high school diploma	3.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	31.4%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland	West Brookfield
Drove alone	81.2%	85.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland	West Brookfield
1-unit, detached	70.5%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rutland	West Brookfield
Poverty rate	2.7%	14.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	32	39
Median year structure built	1977	1938