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Windsor vs Barnard vs Brookfield
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 ($208k median).
Barnard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Barnard | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,211Lowest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
| Brookfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Barnard and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Brookfield 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% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
29 min 21% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Barnard 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.