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St. Albans vs Brookfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | St. Albans | Brookfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954Highest |
1,486Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Brookfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 4% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #46 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.