Compare towns
Brookfield vs Old Bennington vs Elmore
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 renters (12.1% rent).
Old Bennington has the most people working from home (46.7%).
Elmore has the most affordable homes ($316k median).
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 | Old Bennington | Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
182Lowest |
964 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
45±21.3Lowest 4% above VT |
45±3.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Brookfield and Old Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±12 VT: 17.9% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Old Bennington 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% |
30.8%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Old Bennington 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% |
84.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
47.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0%±7.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kLowest 21% above VT |
$168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT |
$98,750±$24k 22% above VT |
| Old Bennington and Elmore 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 |
$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT |
$315,800±$47kLowest about the VT average |
| Old Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,063±$1k 14% below VT |
$1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
| Elmore and Old Bennington 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 |
$8,690Highest 72% above VT |
$5,066 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Old Bennington and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school 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.