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Elmore vs Brookfield vs Shrewsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has the most affordable homes ($316k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Shrewsbury has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Elmore | Brookfield | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 964Lowest |
1,486Highest |
1,237 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5 4% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±9.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Shrewsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$91,250±$23kLowest 12% above VT |
| Elmore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47kLowest about the VT average |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$331,900±$52k 5% above VT |
| Brookfield and Shrewsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263 about the VT average |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,438±$380Highest 17% above VT |
| Shrewsbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066 about the VT average |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,350Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Shrewsbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 25% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Shrewsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.