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Brookline vs Westminster vs Williston
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 youngest population (median age 45.1).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
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 | Westminster | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
2,999 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.4±4.5 5% above VT |
| Westminster and Williston 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% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Williston 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
| Williston 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 |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232 40% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Williston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Lowest 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Williston 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 | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| 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.