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Buckfield vs Windsor vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckfield has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Brownfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Buckfield | Windsor | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403 |
3,554Highest |
1,830Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 3% below U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
39.9±6.8 about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brownfield and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Buckfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kHighest 3% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$60,889±$5k 25% below U.S. |
| Buckfield and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18k 32% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$287,500±$36kHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 63% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$1,617±$554Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Brownfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$2,976 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.8%±43.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brownfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
44 minHighest 67% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Buckfield and Windsor 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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U.S. 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.