Compare towns
Putney vs Roxbury vs Mendon vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Putney | Roxbury | Mendon | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,622Highest |
942 |
1,113 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.2±5.2 14% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Mendon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Mendon and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313 5% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Brookline 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | — |
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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.