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Brookline vs Windham vs Strafford
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 affordable homes ($291k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Strafford has the most expensive homes ($431k 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 | Windham | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
594 |
1,372Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
51.4±4.7Highest 19% above VT |
| Strafford and Brookline 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford 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% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Strafford 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
53.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Strafford 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±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
| Strafford 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±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
— | $1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
| Brookline and Strafford 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 |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Strafford 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Strafford School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.