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Brookline vs Wallingford vs Westminster 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 kids (20% under 18).
Wallingford has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Wallingford | Westminster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
2,286 |
2,999Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Wallingford 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% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Wallingford 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% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham 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 |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,355 14% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Brookline 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | 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.