Compare towns
Brookline vs Strafford vs Tunbridge 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).
Strafford has the most expensive homes ($431k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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 | Strafford | Tunbridge | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,372Highest |
1,253 |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
51.4±4.7Highest 19% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Strafford 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% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Tunbridge 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% |
22.1%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Strafford 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% |
53.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Strafford and Tunbridge 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 |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Strafford and Windham 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 |
$431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Brookline 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% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Strafford School District | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.