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Barton vs Brookfield vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Barton | Brookfield | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Lowest |
1,486 |
1,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
| Monkton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
| Monkton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.