Brookfield is a town in Orange County, Vermont, home to about 1,486 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP code is 05036, and parts of 05041 and 05060 are in Brookfield too.
Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,48636 per sq mi
Median home value$339,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$191Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brookfield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Brookfield
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)106 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA141 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY241 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Brookfield; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Brookfield
U.S. Representative · Vermont at-largeBecca Balint (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Brookfield had 1,244 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 114th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Orange County grew from 19,313 residents in 1900 to 29,277 in 2020.
Orange County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 89 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chelsea 2 Nw, VT weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Orange County
6,040 jobs at 711 businesses in Orange County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brookfield.
Nearest hospitals
Gifford Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Randolph7.2 miles
Central Vermont Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Barre13.9 miles
Porter Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Middlebury27.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Brookfield
Grocery stores
Shaw's7.4 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid6.7 mi
Kinney Drugs7.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Brookfield Free Public Library2.2 mi
Museums
Randolph Historical Society Museum6.8 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Brookfield SchoolBrookfield
Pre-K–6
89
Public
0.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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