Brookfield is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. It was created by Vermont charter on August 5, 1781. The population was 1,244 at the 2020 census. Brookfield is best known for its floating bridge which spans Sunset Lake buoyed by pontoons. The bridge, which is the only floating bridge east of the Mississippi River, was originally built in 1820 by Luther Adams and his neighbors. Sunset Lake is also the site of an annual ice harvesting festival. Brookfield boasts that it has Vermont's oldest continually operating library dating back to 1791. In 2006, Brookfield was one of the first American towns to have its citizens pass a resolution endorsing the impeachment of President Georg…

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Town numbers

ZIP code05036

Area code802

Living in Brookfield

Housing in Brookfield

$383K▼ 6.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brookfield home is worth about $383,000, down 6.1% in a year, close to the Vermont typical home.

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Health in Brookfield

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Vermont

1better than VT·2worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 2▼ 9 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8.3%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethVT 10.1% · better 32.4%More adults with arthritisVT 27.8% · worse

Care nearby

Gifford Medical CenterRandolph · 8.4 mi · ER · rural critical access

Kingwood Health CenterRandolph · 6.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in Brookfield

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves

0Does Brookfield flood?no paid flood claims on record 8Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Brookfield MapBrookfield vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Brookfield

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Brookfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictOrange Southwest Unified Union School District #59Schools1

Brookfield School BElementary · Grades PK–6 · 89 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VT. Ratings are from neighbors.

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