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Windsor vs Randolph vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Randolph has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Windsor | Randolph | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
4,843Highest |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above 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%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brookline 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% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Randolph 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% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Brookline 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
67.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.