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Brookfield vs Windham vs Underhill
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%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Windham | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Lowest |
19,188Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Windham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kLowest about the U.S. average |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Highest 13% below U.S. |
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| Windham 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. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,697Highest 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Brookfield 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% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Underhill 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | RSU 14 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.