Compare towns
Brookline vs Randolph vs Putney 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 kids (20% under 18).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Randolph | Putney | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
4,843Highest |
2,622 |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Windham 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% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest 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%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Randolph 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% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$79,706±$18k 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±$37k 8% below VT |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Putney 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 |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,313 5% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
21 min 12% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Windham 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.