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Bennington 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
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 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 | Bennington | Brookfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
1,486 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Brookfield and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% 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 | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513 10% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Bennington 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.