Compare towns
Roxbury vs Warren vs Windham 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).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Brookfield has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Warren | Windham | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942 |
1,585Highest |
594Lowest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
| Warren and Brookfield 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Brookfield 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Warren 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 |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
| Brookfield and Windham 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
— | $975±$306 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Warren 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% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.