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Brookline vs Hancock vs Westminster
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 homeowners (84.9%).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Hancock | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Highest |
435Lowest |
497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Westminster 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% |
17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
19.8%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Hancock and Westminster 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% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock 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 |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster 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 |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster 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 |
$939±$19 24% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Westminster 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% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
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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.