Compare towns
Brookline vs Brookfield vs Windham vs Westminster
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 affordable homes ($291k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Brookline | Brookfield | Windham | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
1,486Highest |
594 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Brookline 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% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Windham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
— | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Westminster 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 | — | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school 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.