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Brookline vs Tunbridge vs Wheelock
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Tunbridge | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,253Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Brookline 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% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Brookline 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 |
$1,346±$128Lowest 9% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| 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.