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Lunenburg vs Brookfield vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lunenburg has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Orange has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
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 | Lunenburg | Brookfield | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,267 |
1,486Highest |
957Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.2Highest 19% above VT |
47±5.9Lowest 9% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
| Lunenburg and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,125±$9kLowest 35% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
| Brookfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,000±$11kLowest 48% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,025±$172 17% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
| Orange and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,702Lowest 46% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±57.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Lunenburg and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.