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Brookline vs Jericho 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).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).

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.

MeasureBrooklineJerichoWindham
People
Population
531Lowest
5,114Highest
594
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
45.1±2.7
5% above VT
49.7±5.1Highest
15% above VT
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
Jericho 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%
19.5%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Brookline and Jericho 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%
20.2%±4.4
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windham and Jericho 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%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
48.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±1.6Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Brookline and Jericho 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
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$94,500±$12k
16% above VT
Jericho 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
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,732±$232Highest
40% above VT
$1,731±$111Lowest
40% above VT
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Brookline and Jericho 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
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$5,951
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.8%±94.7
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Brookline 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%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.9%
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
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
26 minLowest
10% above VT
27 min
14% above VT
Work from home
20.6%±5.2
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Jericho 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 — #6 of 70 in VT —
School district — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 —
High school in town — Mt. Mansfield Union High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0
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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.