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Roxbury vs Northfield 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).
Northfield has the most renters (26.5% rent).
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 | Northfield | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
5,920Highest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
36.4±4.1 16% below VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Northfield 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% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$71,768±$13kLowest 12% 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±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,018±$207Highest 18% below VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
| Northfield 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield 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% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.