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Windsor vs Brookline vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Brookline has the most homeowners (84.9%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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 | Windsor | Brookline | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
531Lowest |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Brookline and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Underhill 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.