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Brookfield vs Randolph vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Randolph | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Lowest |
4,843 |
10,048Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
40.4±7.4Lowest 4% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
11.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$76,758±$6k 5% below U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$278,700±$38kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,172±$173Highest 17% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
| Randolph and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 46% above U.S. |
$4,698Highest 51% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±17.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Ware |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.