Compare towns
Brookline vs Underhill vs Westminster vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Underhill | Westminster | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
3,141Highest |
2,999 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Underhill 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Westminster 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% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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±$16k about the VT average |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| Underhill 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±$37k 8% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
— | $916±$126 26% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Westminster 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.