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Underhill 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
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Underhill | Windham | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
594Lowest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,267±$54kLowest 14% 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 | $446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$339,300±$15kLowest 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $975±$306 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | 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 |
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.