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Brookline vs Brighton vs Newfane vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Brighton has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Brookline | Brighton | Newfane | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,167 |
1,456Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
45.2±11.6 5% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Newfane and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.2%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brighton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$47,375±$21kLowest 42% below VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$163,900±$39kLowest 48% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$775±$33Lowest 37% below VT |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
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| Brookline and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$3,360Lowest 33% below VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
55%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brighton and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.4%±8.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Brighton School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.