Compare towns
Cavendish vs Addison vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Addison has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Cavendish | Addison | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Highest |
1,175 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
| Addison and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.2% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,732±$232 40% above VT |
| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.