Compare towns
Brookline vs Glover vs Wells vs Windham
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 kids (22.3% under 18).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Wells | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,051 |
1,148Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Wells and Glover 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% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover 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% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Glover 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% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover 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±$16k about the VT average |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above 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 |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
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| Brookline and Wells 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 |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells 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% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
40 min 69% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Windham 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 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| 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 | 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.