What percentage of people rent in West Brattleboro, VT?

Name: Renters and owners in West Brattleboro, VT, 2020–2024
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33.3% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in West Brattleboro, VT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 407 renting households against 815 that own their home.

In West Brattleboro, the share of households that rent went from 49.9% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−16.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.3% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 407 (±118)
Median renter income: $26,318 (±$21,233)

Who rents and who owns in West Brattleboro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Brattleboro	Windham County	Vermont	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.3% (±9.8 points)	26.1% (±1.8 points)	26.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	407 (±118)	5,155 (±379)	73,337 (±1,434)	45,017,354
Owning households	815 (±211)	14,629 (±359)	200,079 (±1,748)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,318 (±$21,233)	$43,328 (±$6,887)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,987 (±$16,622)	$83,844 (±$4,388)	$97,138 (±$1,553)	$100,009

In West Brattleboro, the renter share is not measurably different from Windham County (26.1%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 33.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in West Brattleboro has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	49.9% (±8.2 points)	33.3% (±9.8 points)	−16.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$794 (±$158)	$848 (±$178)	+6.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,918 (±$9,358)	$44,827 (±$7,884)	+40.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near West Brattleboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Brattleboro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Brattleboro	—	33.3% (±9.8 points)	—
Brattleboro (community)	2.1 mi	49.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Dummerston	4.6 mi	7.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Guilford	5.8 mi	19.9% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Hinsdale	5.8 mi	19.8% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Marlboro	7.1 mi	15.4% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Hinsdale (community)	7.2 mi	34.2% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon	7.5 mi	23.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Chesterfield	8.2 mi	16.4% (±9.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dummerston, VT (7.1%), Guilford, VT (19.9%), Hinsdale, NH (19.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brattleboro (community), VT (49.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

West Brattleboro is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Brattleboro, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about West Brattleboro

How many renters are there in West Brattleboro?

West Brattleboro has an estimated 407 (±118) renting households, 33.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Brattleboro?

In West Brattleboro, the share of households that rent went from 49.9% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−16.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in West Brattleboro?

A renting household in West Brattleboro has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Brattleboro?

The median renting household in West Brattleboro, VT has an income of $26,318 (±$21,233) a year, against $60,987 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for West Brattleboro CDP, Vermont (place:78850, in state:50).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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