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Baltimore vs Brookfield vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Baltimore | Brookfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,486Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Baltimore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
| Baltimore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $975±$306Highest 21% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookfield and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.