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Brookfield vs Randolph vs Warwick
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).
Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
4,843Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 21% above U.S. |
40.4±7.4Lowest 4% above U.S. |
51.4±7.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookfield and Randolph 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%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Warwick 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% |
40.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
11.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$93,333±$22k 16% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k about the U.S. average |
$278,700±$38kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$349,400±$34kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,172±$173 17% below U.S. |
$1,367±$163Highest 3% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Randolph 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. |
$4,380Lowest 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±17.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±57.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 38% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Warwick 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 | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.