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Belvidere vs Colrain vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Colrain has the oldest population (median age 49.6).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Belvidere | Colrain | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
1,627Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
49.6±8.7Highest 28% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Colrain and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Belvidere and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18kHighest about the U.S. average |
$80,673±$10kLowest about the U.S. average |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
| Belvidere and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$284,300±$14k 15% below U.S. |
$290,700±$37kHighest 13% below U.S. |
| Brookline and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1k 9% above U.S. |
$1,102±$77Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$4,317 38% above U.S. |
$5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±22.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Belvidere and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mohawk Trail | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.