Child care · Small-town market · Vermont
Child care centers and preschools in the Brattleboro, VT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in the Brattleboro, VT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #335 of 454 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On child care and other personal services · $534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $661K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in the Brattleboro area comes to about $10.6M a year: $534 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $661K per center, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings in the Brattleboro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in the Brattleboro area in 2023. That is one for every 899 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in the Brattleboro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Brattleboro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in the Brattleboro area is 37 (lower middle), #335 of 454 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont.
How the Brattleboro area compares
The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Brattleboro area | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 8.0 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $661K | $727K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 899 | 1,005 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $534 | $583 | $581 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in the Brattleboro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Brattleboro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Vermont for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Vermont (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Brattleboro area marked.
Top small-town markets in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 56 | 61 | 6.6 | $908K | +1.5% | #181 of 454 |
| 1Barre, VT | 54 | 16 | 6.2 | $927K | −0.2% | #198 of 454 |
| 2Rutland, VT | 39 | 23 | 9.1 | $544K | −1.4% | #323 of 454 |
| 3Brattleboro, VT | 37 | 16 | 8.1 | $661K | −1.4% | #335 of 454 |
| 4Bennington, VT | 36 | 13 | 8.7 | $654K | −1.8% | #346 of 454 |
Other business types in the Brattleboro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools37
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in the Brattleboro, VT area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 child care centers and preschools in the Brattleboro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Brattleboro, VT area spend on child care and other personal services?
About $10.6M a year, or $534 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $661K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,784 households in the Brattleboro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brattleboro, VT area compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
The Brattleboro area has 8.1 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $661K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, the Brattleboro area would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 899 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brattleboro, VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Brattleboro area at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in the Brattleboro area is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Brattleboro area scores 37 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #335 of 454 scored small-town markets.
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