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Brookline vs Maidstone 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).
Maidstone has the oldest population (median age 61.3).
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 | Maidstone | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
241Lowest |
594Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8Lowest 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% |
39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest 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±$32k 6% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Maidstone 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 |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Maidstone and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232 40% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±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% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
29 minHighest 25% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.