Compare towns
Westminster vs Cabot 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 people working from home (27%).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Cabot | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
1,579 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Cabot 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 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.