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Brookline vs Weston vs Newfane 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).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
Newfane has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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 | Weston | Newfane | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
685 |
1,456Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Weston and Newfane 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% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Windham 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Newfane 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 |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Weston and Windham 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 |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$1,266±$238Lowest about the VT average |
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| Brookline and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.