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Westminster vs Calais vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
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 | Westminster | Calais | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
1,713Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Calais and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 minLowest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.