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Brookline vs Royalton vs Underhill
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 homeowners (84.9%).
Royalton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Royalton | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
2,752 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Brookline and Royalton 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% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill 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% |
22.1%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Royalton 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% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Underhill 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 |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
| Royalton and Underhill 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 |
$263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Royalton 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% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Underhill 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 | — | #48 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | White River Unified School District #79 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | White River Valley High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.