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Windsor vs Brookfield vs Northfield
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 (+0.2%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Northfield has the youngest population (median age 36.4).
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 | Brookfield | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
1,486Lowest |
5,920Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below 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%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brookfield 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% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
| Brookfield and Northfield 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 |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,018±$207 18% below VT |
| Windsor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #42 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Northfield Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.