Compare towns
Brookline vs Cabot vs Jericho 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% 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 | Brookline | Cabot | Jericho | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,579 |
5,114Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Jericho 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% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot 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% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Cabot 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% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Jericho 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 |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Jericho 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±$37k 8% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,731±$111 40% above VT |
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| Brookline and Jericho 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 |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Brookline 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% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Cabot 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 | — | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.