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Brookfield vs Roxbury vs Stockbridge
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 highest household income ($99k).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Stockbridge has the oldest population (median age 55.3).
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 | Roxbury | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
942 |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge 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 VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest 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±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,488 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge 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 | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.