Compare towns
Coventry vs Windham vs Brookline vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Brookline has the most homeowners (84.9%).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% 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 | Coventry | Windham | Brookline | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 917Highest |
594 |
531Lowest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
45.7±9.3Highest 6% above VT |
| Vershire and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
— | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,117±$80 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 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 | Coventry School District | — | — | — |
| 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.