Compare towns
Roxbury vs Calais 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).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Calais | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Calais 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% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Calais 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Calais 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±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
| Calais and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
| Calais 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 |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Calais 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school 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.