Compare towns
Roxbury vs Stratton 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 affordable homes ($243k median).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Stratton | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
532Lowest |
1,486Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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% |
28%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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 |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Stratton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.