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Brookline vs Richmond 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).
Richmond has the most expensive homes ($432k 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 | Richmond | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
4,159Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
43.7±5.6 about the VT average |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±5 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Richmond 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% |
19.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Richmond 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 |
$108,235±$24kHighest 33% above VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| Richmond 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 |
$432,200±$39kHighest 37% 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 | $5,000 about the VT average |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.5%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Richmond 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% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Richmond 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 | — | #5 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.