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Brookfield vs Roxbury vs Unity
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%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
942Lowest |
1,375 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 21% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
58±4.5Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Unity 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 22% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$87,500±$16k 8% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Unity 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 |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$276,100±$29k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 31% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,625±$804Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Unity and Brookfield 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. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
$5,394Highest 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Unity and Brookfield 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% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 min 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Unity School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.