Brandon vs Rutland

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

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

Rutland has the higher population (15,747 vs 1,892 in Brandon). Rutland has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $54,138 in Brandon). Brandon has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $176,400 in Rutland).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	Rutland
Population	1,892	15,747
Median age	50.8 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,138	$55,000
Median home value	$218,800	$176,400
Median gross rent	$1,077	$942
Housing units	949	8,445
Homeownership rate	77.0%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	Rutland
Population	1,561 → 1,892 (+21.2%)	15,398 → 15,747 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $54,138 (-2.8%)	$48,212 → $55,000 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $218,800 (+32.3%)	$153,300 → $176,400 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,077 (+32.5%)	$780 → $942 (+20.8%)

Brandon

Population

1,5611,892

Median household income

$55,714$54,138

Median home value

$165,400$218,800

Median gross rent

$813$1,077

Rutland

Population

15,39815,747

Median household income

$48,212$55,000

Median home value

$153,300$176,400

Median gross rent

$780$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	Rutland
Under 5	1.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.3%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	3.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.9%
65 to 74	18.2%	14.5%
75 and over	12.1%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	Rutland
No high school diploma	3.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	30.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	Rutland
Drove alone	71.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	Rutland
1-unit, detached	72.2%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	29.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	14.1%
20 or more units	2.4%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	Rutland
Poverty rate	14.6%	15.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1938	1938