Compare towns
Middlesex vs Brookline vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Grafton has the oldest population (median age 59.2).
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 | Middlesex | Brookline | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
531Lowest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
59.2±4.4Highest 37% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
5.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
34.2%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
7.1%±5Highest VT: 7% |
| Grafton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$76,111±$7kLowest 6% below VT |
| Middlesex and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$343,200±$85k 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,288±$174Lowest 4% above VT |
| Brookline and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,843Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
53.8%±69.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Grafton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Athens Grafton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.