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Randolph vs Westminster vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Randolph | Westminster | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
2,999 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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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.