The 2023 Strongest Town: Brattleboro!

About the Strongest Town Contest

For the eighth consecutive year, our members, readers, and listeners were invited to nominate their town or city for embodying the Strong Towns approach to building stronger and more financially resilient communities. We’re not necessarily looking for those communities that somehow already have it made; we’re more interested in highlighting towns and cities who are doing the hard work of becoming stronger, putting in place the processes, systems, and commitments that build enduring resilience and long-term prosperity.

Nominations were accepted from Monday, January 30, through Sunday, February 26. A panel of Strong Towns staff and board members judged the initial submissions, and the top 16 contenders were selected. Through four rounds of competition, you—our readers and listeners—got to vote on matchups between these towns based on written submissions, photos, podcast interviews, and a webinar.

The winner, Brattleboro, Vermont, was announced on April 14 and will be flown in to our National Gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 31 to be presented with their award and serve as an honored guest. Strong Towns will also create a special video about the winning town.

Strongest Town Champions