Brandon vs West Rutland

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

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

West Rutland has the higher population (2,144 vs 1,892 in Brandon). Brandon has the higher median household income ($54,138 vs $53,373 in West Rutland). Brandon has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $178,300 in West Rutland).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	West Rutland
Population	1,892	2,144
Median age	50.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,138	$53,373
Median home value	$218,800	$178,300
Median gross rent	$1,077	$1,051
Housing units	949	1,018
Homeownership rate	77.0%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	West Rutland
Population	1,561 → 1,892 (+21.2%)	2,175 → 2,144 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $54,138 (-2.8%)	$51,218 → $53,373 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $218,800 (+32.3%)	$145,700 → $178,300 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,077 (+32.5%)	$813 → $1,051 (+29.3%)

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

West Rutland

Population

2,1752,144

Median household income

$51,218$53,373

Median home value

$145,700$178,300

Median gross rent

$813$1,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	West Rutland
Under 5	1.1%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	3.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.1%
65 to 74	18.2%	12.6%
75 and over	12.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	West Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	West Rutland
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	30.5%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	West Rutland
Drove alone	71.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.9%	11.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	West Rutland
1-unit, detached	72.2%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	West Rutland
Poverty rate	14.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938