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Brookline vs Corinth vs Whitingham 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).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Whitingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Corinth | Whitingham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,368 |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Whitingham 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% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Whitingham 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% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Corinth 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% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Whitingham 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 |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Corinth 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 |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
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| Brookline and Corinth 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 |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Brookline 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% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.