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Windsor vs Sutton 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Sutton | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
790Lowest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Sutton 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% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 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% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Sutton 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 |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
| Brookfield and Sutton 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 |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
— | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Windsor and Brookfield 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 |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton 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% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Sutton 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.