Compare towns
Brookline vs Pomfret vs Stratton
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).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Pomfret | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
908Highest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Pomfret and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Pomfret 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 |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Pomfret 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 |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Pomfret 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 |
$1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Pomfret 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% |
5.8% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.