Compare towns
Brookline vs Windsor vs Westminster vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Windsor | Westminster | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
3,554Highest |
2,999 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Westminster 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school 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.