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Brookfield vs Windham vs Grand Isle
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 (+16.4%).
Grand Isle has the most renters (13.6% rent).
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 | Grand Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Lowest |
16,038Highest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.3±2.6 11% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Grand Isle 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% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham 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±$23kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$100,846±$22k 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kLowest about the U.S. average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$398,600±$33k 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,363±$530 4% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,453 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±23.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Grand Isle 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% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Windham 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Windham School District | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.