Compare towns
Windsor vs Fairlee 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 the most renters (42.2% rent).
Fairlee has the oldest population (median age 56.2).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Fairlee | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,066 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Fairlee and Brookline 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% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest 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%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Windsor 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% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee 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 |
$74,760±$10k 8% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Fairlee 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 |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,083±$242 12% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee 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% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min 3% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Fairlee 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 | — | Rivendell Interstate School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.