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Brookline vs Hinesburg 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 affordable homes ($291k median).
Hinesburg has the most expensive homes ($463k median).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Hinesburg | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
4,718Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
50.1±5.2Highest 16% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Hinesburg and Brookline 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% |
18%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Hinesburg 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% |
25.8%±7.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Hinesburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
64.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Hinesburg 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 |
$112,539±$18kHighest 39% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Hinesburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$463,400±$51kHighest 46% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,651±$155Lowest 34% above VT |
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| Brookline and Hinesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$7,667Highest 52% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
52.2%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hinesburg 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% |
8.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.6%±6.8Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #4 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | — | Champlain Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.