Compare towns
Monkton vs Wells vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Brookfield has the most renters (12.1% rent).
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 | Monkton | Wells | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,999Highest |
1,148Lowest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
47±5.9Lowest 9% above VT |
| Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
| Monkton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,887Highest 17% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±64 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 24% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
37 min 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| 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.