Compare towns
Brookfield vs Roxbury vs Wolcott
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 people working from home (27.3%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Wolcott has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
942Lowest |
1,507Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
42.4±5.9 about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Wolcott 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
11.1%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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% |
31.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wolcott and Brookfield 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±$22k 10% below VT |
$70,259±$10kLowest 13% below VT |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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±$55k 23% below VT |
$221,300±$23kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,059±$118Highest 14% below VT |
| Wolcott 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 |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$3,930Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
75.7%±21.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wolcott 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 VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Wolcott 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 | — | Wolcott School District |
| 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.