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Windsor vs Brookline vs Westminster
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
531Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline 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% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Brookline 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 |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Brookline and Westminster 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 |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Brookline and Westminster 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 |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Brookline 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Brookline 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.