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Brookfield vs Brookline vs Jericho vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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 | Brookfield | Brookline | Jericho | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,486 |
531Lowest |
5,114Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Jericho and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Jericho and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,731±$111 40% above VT |
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| Brookline and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Jericho 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 | — | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.