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Belvidere vs Shelburne 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).
Shelburne has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Shelburne | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
530 |
531Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
50.3±11Highest 29% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Shelburne 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% |
12.3%±5.1Lowest 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% |
31.7%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Shelburne and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the U.S. average |
$93,125±$18kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Shelburne and Belvidere 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. |
$280,200±$45k 16% below U.S. |
$290,700±$37kHighest 13% below U.S. |
| Brookline and Shelburne 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. |
$1,130±$62Lowest 20% 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 | $3,908 25% above U.S. |
$3,801Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
10%±70.4Lowest 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% |
5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.3%±6.3Lowest 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. | |||
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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.