Compare towns
Bridgewater vs Brookline vs Windham vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Bridgewater | Brookline | Windham | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 980Highest |
531Lowest |
594 |
791 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
— | $1,140±$126 8% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,488 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.