Compare towns
Roxbury vs Bennington vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Roxbury | Bennington | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
15,249Highest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
| Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Bennington 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.