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Harmony vs Windsor vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Brookfield has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Harmony | Windsor | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
3,554Highest |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.2±6.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Harmony and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11k 27% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$69,205±$9kHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kHighest 38% below U.S. |
$152,800±$28k 54% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Highest 27% below U.S. |
$981±$75 31% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$3,197 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brookfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield 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 | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5 |
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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.