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Brookline vs Underhill vs Windsor
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%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Underhill | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
3,141Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Brookline and Windsor 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% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill 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 |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Underhill 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 |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
— | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Windsor 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% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979Highest 3 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 |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT | #61 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 Our Story | 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.