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Brookline vs Eden vs Stratton
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%).
Eden has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Eden | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,351Highest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
37.7±1.9 13% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookline and Stratton 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% |
17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.1%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Eden and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Eden 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 |
$215,900±$27kLowest 32% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.3%±39 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.4% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
38 minHighest 63% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.6%±4 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.