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Windsor vs Windham 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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Windham | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
594 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest 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%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windham 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Windham 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 |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Windham and Brookline 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 |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
— | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Windham 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 | — | — |
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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.