Compare towns
Barnet vs Bennington vs Springfield vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
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 | Barnet | Bennington | Springfield | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 61Lowest |
15,249Highest |
9,084 |
109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
| Barnet and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±44.4 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$38k 36% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$228,100±$52kHighest 28% below VT |
| Brunswick and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950 41% below VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
95.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 70 in VT | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | Springfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
14.3Lowest |
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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.