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Brookline vs Coventry vs Vershire
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 people working from home (20.6%).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% 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 | Coventry | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
917Highest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
45.7±9.3Highest 6% above VT |
| Vershire and Coventry 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% |
19.1%±4.5Lowest 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%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Brookline and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
| Brookline and Vershire 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 |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,117±$80 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire 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% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Vershire 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.