Compare towns
Windham vs Whitingham vs Brookline vs Worcester
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).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
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 | Whitingham | Brookline | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594 |
1,368Highest |
531Lowest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Worcester and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Windham and Brookline 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 |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,023±$136 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Brookline 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
29 min 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.