Saxtons River vs West Brattleboro

A side-by-side comparison of Saxtons River and West Brattleboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Brattleboro has the higher population (2,614 vs 519 in Saxtons River). Saxtons River has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $39,555 in West Brattleboro). West Brattleboro has the higher median home value ($249,200 vs $187,100 in Saxtons River).

Population, income & housing

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
Population	519	2,614
Median age	47.0 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$39,555
Median home value	$187,100	$249,200
Median gross rent	$1,144	$881
Housing units	270	1,365
Homeownership rate	37.2%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.8%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
Population	442 → 519 (+17.4%)	2,677 → 2,614 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$35,795 → $91,250 (+154.9%)	$31,918 → $39,555 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $187,100 (-14.7%)	$167,400 → $249,200 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,144 (+45.0%)	$794 → $881 (+11.0%)

Saxtons River

Population

442519

Median household income

$35,795$91,250

Median home value

$219,400$187,100

Median gross rent

$789$1,144

West Brattleboro

Population

2,6772,614

Median household income

$31,918$39,555

Median home value

$167,400$249,200

Median gross rent

$794$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
Under 5	6.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	7.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	5.8%	7.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	21.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	7.9%	19.7%
65 to 74	26.2%	15.0%
75 and over	11.2%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	20.0%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	50.2%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
Drove alone	25.3%	76.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	66.4%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
1-unit, detached	76.3%	47.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Saxtons River	West Brattleboro
Poverty rate	8.7%	18.5%
Average household size	1.84	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1938	1977