Compare towns
Brookline vs Coventry vs Marshfield 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 homeowners (84.9%).
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
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 | Coventry | Marshfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
917Highest |
470Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Coventry 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% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Coventry 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% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Marshfield 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 |
$59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Marshfield 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 |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Coventry School District | — | — |
| 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.