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Brookline vs Fairlee vs Windham vs Newfane
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).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Fairlee | Windham | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
54Lowest |
594 |
1,456Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
| Fairlee and Newfane 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% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Windham 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% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Newfane 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% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Newfane 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 |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
| Windham and Brookline 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 |
$277,500±$28kLowest 12% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,057±$620Lowest 14% below VT |
— | $1,266±$238 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Newfane 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 |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Newfane 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% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
— | 27 min 14% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| 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.