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Brookfield vs Monkton vs Warren
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 affordable homes ($339k median).
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Monkton | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Lowest |
1,999Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Lowest 9% above VT |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Warren and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
| Monkton 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±$15kLowest 7% above VT |
$379,900±$18k 20% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Monkton 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 |
$5,887 17% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Warren 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% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.