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Brookfield vs Old Bennington vs Roxbury
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 highest household income ($169k).
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 | Brookfield | Old Bennington | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
182Lowest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
45±21.3 4% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
84.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0%±7.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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 |
$168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| 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±$306 21% below VT |
$1,063±$1kHighest 14% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Old Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 10% below VT |
$8,690Highest 72% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Old Bennington and Brookfield 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school 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.