Located on Vermont Route 44, the village houses a number of administrative offices for the town of West Windsor.

The West Windsor Historical Society is in Brownsville and has a wealth of information on the sheep farms and industries that sustained the early residents.

In 2015, Brownsville bought the failed ski area, working with the state of Vermont and the nonprofit Trust for Public Land.

[2] Slightly south and west of Brownsville is the 656-acre (2.65 km2) Little Ascutney Wildlife Management Area,[3] a state owned conservation area hosting wildlife such as white-tailed deer, fisher, coyotes, bobcats, beaver and otter.

The Twigg bridge on Yale Road was moved to its location by a developer and was heavily damaged by wind in 2002.