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Barton 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
Barton has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Roxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.9%).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Lowest |
1,486Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5 7% below VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Brookfield and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Barton 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Lowest 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 | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$975±$306Highest 21% below VT |
$950±$495 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 | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Barton 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 | — |
| 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.