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Danville vs Brookline vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Brookline has the highest household income ($81k).
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k 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 | Danville | Brookline | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
531Lowest |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
49.7±4.7 15% above VT |
| Danville and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Chester and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
| Brookline and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$232,900±$44kLowest 26% below VT |
| Brookline and Danville 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 |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Danville 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 | — | — | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | — | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.