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Brookline vs Dover vs Marlboro
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).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Marlboro has the youngest population (median age 22.7).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Dover | Marlboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,466Highest |
1,362 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+59.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
| Dover and Brookline 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% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Marlboro 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% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.8%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Brookline 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% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
53.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$77,135±$10k 5% below VT |
| Brookline and Marlboro 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 |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$357,300±$55kHighest 13% above VT |
| Marlboro and Dover 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 |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,600±$824 30% above VT |
| Brookline and Marlboro 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 |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,640Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.1%±43.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Marlboro 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% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
7.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
17 minLowest 26% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
26%±11.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marlboro and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Marlboro School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.