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Brookline vs Maidstone 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 affordable homes ($291k median).
Maidstone has the most expensive homes ($438k 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 | Maidstone | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Highest |
241Lowest |
497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8Lowest 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% |
39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Maidstone 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±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| Maidstone and Westminster 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 |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
— | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Westminster 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.