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Vershire vs Brookfield vs Whitingham vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Ryegate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Vershire | Brookfield | Whitingham | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 842Lowest |
1,486Highest |
1,368 |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Brookfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Brookfield and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
| Vershire and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640 8% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Whitingham 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% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 38% above VT |
37 min 55% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.