West Brattleboro vs Westminster

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

West Brattleboro and Westminster 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 622 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median household income ($90,938 vs $39,555 in West Brattleboro). Westminster has the higher median home value ($285,300 vs $249,200 in West Brattleboro).

Population, income & housing

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
Population	2,614	622
Median age	44.6 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,555	$90,938
Median home value	$249,200	$285,300
Median gross rent	$881	$915
Housing units	1,365	178
Homeownership rate	55.2%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	47.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
Population	2,677 → 2,614 (-2.4%)	306 → 622 (+103.3%)
Median household income	$31,918 → $39,555 (+23.9%)	$61,042 → $90,938 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$167,400 → $249,200 (+48.9%)	$215,300 → $285,300 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $881 (+11.0%)	$871 → $915 (+5.1%)

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

Westminster

Population

306622

Median household income

$61,042$90,938

Median home value

$215,300$285,300

Median gross rent

$871$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
Under 5	4.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	31.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.9%
75 and over	6.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
No high school diploma	4.9%	3.0%
High school graduate	32.5%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
Drove alone	76.9%	66.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	30.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
1-unit, detached	47.1%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	West Brattleboro	Westminster
Poverty rate	18.5%	0.3%
Average household size	2.12	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1977	1938