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Brookfield vs Windsor 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%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
Grand Isle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Windsor | Grand Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
1,065Lowest |
2,192Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
43.3±2.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Grand Isle and Brookfield 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% |
18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Windsor 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% |
41.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Windsor 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. |
$115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$100,846±$22k 25% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Grand Isle 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 |
$389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$398,600±$33kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Grand Isle and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
— | $1,363±$530Highest 4% below U.S. |
| Grand Isle 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. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$5,453Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.8%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Grand Isle 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% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 38% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
32 minLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Windsor 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 | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.