Compare towns
Windham vs Tunbridge vs Mendon 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 renters (17.1% rent).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Windham | Tunbridge | Mendon | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594 |
1,253Highest |
1,113 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Mendon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Brookline 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 |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Mendon 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±$20k 12% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.