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Windham vs Bradford vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Brookline has the oldest population (median age 45.1).
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 | Windham | Bradford | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
2,827Highest |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Bradford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,221±$808Lowest about the VT average |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,472Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
25 minLowest 4% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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 | — | #45 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | — |
| High school in town | — | Oxbow Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.