Learn More About Brandon

Brandon is an intimate, warm and walkable small town with a strong sense of place and significant community and historic assets, including a compact and full-service downtown.

Brandon's downtown is unusual in that it still provides the essential goods and services that have moved to the outskirts in many other places. Our town provides the local populace and residents of surrounding towns with opportunities for jobs, retail goods and services, and the social and civic benefits of an active and diverse community. Brandon has an enormous amount of events and happenings for our small population, an active and engaged citizenry, and beauty at every turn!

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Relocate to Brandon

Brandon is a perfect place to raise a family, retire, start a business, relocate a business, or enjoy any stage of life. Brandon's central location makes it easy to get to from any direction. We are at the crossroads of Routes 7 and 73, half-way between Rutland and Middlebury. We are located at the north central border of Rutland County. Rutland City, our county seat, sits to the south and Middlebury, shire town of Addison County, sits to the north. Our population hovers around 4,000 residents spread out over 75 miles of roads.

If you are thinking of starting or relocating a business here, our offerings include an industrial park providing manufacturing space, Park Village providing mixed use, main street storefronts and a number of single-person small offices. Brandon has opportunities for developers and small business people as well as a thriving artist community. The town of Brandon has been identified as having the best water in the state.

Airport Service is out of Burlington International Airport, 60 miles north. There is also service from Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport which connects to Boston. Amtrak train service from New York City via the Ethan Allen Express into Rutland is an excellent method of transportation into the area.

Climate resembles the rest of the Champlain Valley. Temperature Averages -- Maximum/Minimum - Burlington VT Weather Bureau: Jan. 25/8; Feb. 27/9; Mar. 38/21; Apr. 53/33; May 66/44; June 76/54; July 80/59; Aug. 78/57; Sept. 69/49; Oct. 57/39; Nov. 44/30; Dec. 30/15.

Newspapers: One weekly newspaper reports local news, The Reporter.  The Rutland Herald is another area newspaper which publishes five days a week.

Utilities

  • Electricity: Green Mountain Power
  • Fuel: oil or propane by private arrangement
  • Sewer: if in town district provided by Town of Brandon or else on private system
  • Water: if in town district provided by Brandon Water District or else by private well
  • Cable - Comcast or various satellite providers.

For further assistance in starting your new business in Brandon contact:

  • Executive Director Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce Bernie Carr at 247-6401 or email at info@brandon.org
  • Brandon Economic Development Officer Bill Moore at 802-247-3635 x-213 or email at bmoore@townofbrandon.com
  • Town Zoning Administrator Jeffrey M. Biasuzzi at 802-247-3635 x-202 or email at jbiasuzzi@townofbrandon.com
  • Go to Town of Brandon webpage for more information.

Schools

Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is a PreK-12 public school system serving the communities of Brandon, Chittenden, Goshen, Leicester, Mendon, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting. Residents of Brandon and Goshen in grades PreK-6 attend Neshobe Elementary School. Residents of Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting in grades 7-12 attend Otter Valley Union High School. Alternative high school programs offered include The Moosalamoo Center, an ecological course offering with curriculum motivated by the natural world and the local community, and the Stafford Technical Center in Rutland and the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury. The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union offices are located at 49 Court Dr., Brandon.

Non-Profit Organizations

Brandon is rich with non-profit organizations. Most function primarily with volunteer help. Some are membership-based; some accept donations. Here is a partial list. Please find contact information on-line:

Brandon Churches

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