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Brookline vs Glover vs Fairfield
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%).
Glover has the most affordable homes ($265k median).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Glover | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,051 |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Glover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Glover 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% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Fairfield 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 |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
| Fairfield 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 |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Fairfield and Brookline 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 |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Glover 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% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| 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.