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Windsor vs Brooks vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Brooks | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,208 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
45.9±6.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
45.7±11.4 17% above U.S. |
| Brooks and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Chapman 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooks and Chapman 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 U.S. |
$59,130±$10k 27% below U.S. |
$93,125±$17kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kHighest 38% below U.S. |
$196,700±$33k 41% below U.S. |
$185,700±$22kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,116±$112Highest 21% below U.S. |
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| Brooks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$2,096 33% below U.S. |
$1,850Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
18%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
23 min 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brooks and Windsor 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 | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.