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Vershire vs Brookline vs Corinth

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 renters (18.5% rent).
Brookline has the most expensive homes ($291k median).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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.

MeasureVershireBrooklineCorinth
People
Population
842
531Lowest
1,539Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45.7±9.3
6% above VT
45.1±2.7Lowest
5% above VT
48.4±9.6Highest
12% above VT
Corinth and Vershire 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%
20%±6Highest
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Brookline and Vershire 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%
19.6%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Corinth and Vershire 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%
41.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
3.2%±1.6
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Vershire and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,618±$12kLowest
12% below VT
$80,833±$16k
about the VT average
$89,167±$29kHighest
10% above VT
Corinth and Brookline 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
$290,700±$37kHighest
8% below VT
$213,800±$34k
32% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,117±$80Lowest
9% below VT
$1,732±$232Highest
40% above VT
$1,267±$510
about the VT average
Brookline and Corinth 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
$5,000Highest
about the VT average
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
77.8%±24.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
47.8%±94.7
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Vershire and Brookline 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%
6.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
84.9%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
9 yrs newer than VT
1975Lowest
1 yr older than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
38% above VT
28 minLowest
21% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
12.3%±4.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
20.6%±5.2
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.