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Brookline vs Jamaica 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).
Jamaica has the oldest population (median age 55.1).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Jamaica | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
882Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
55.1±5.5Highest 28% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.7%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 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% |
30%±8.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Jamaica 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% |
48.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.9%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Jamaica 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 |
$79,219±$19kLowest about the VT average |
$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±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$347,800±$50k 10% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Jamaica 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 |
$870±$464Lowest 29% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,773Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Windham 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% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jamaica and Brookline 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 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.