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Barnet vs Crown Point vs Brunswick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Crown Point has the most affordable homes ($158k 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.

MeasureBarnetCrown PointBrunswick
People
Population
61Lowest
1,984Highest
109
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
49.9±5.7Lowest
28% above U.S.
57.5±13.8
48% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
11.7%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.9%±24.5
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
24.2%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
39.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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
U.S.: 35.7%
14%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±11Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Brunswick and Crown Point 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
28% below U.S.
$82,813±$25k
about the U.S. average
$128,125±$33kHighest
59% above U.S.
Brunswick and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38k
39% below U.S.
$157,900±$21kLowest
53% below U.S.
$228,100±$52kHighest
31% below U.S.
Brunswick and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,625±$960
15% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Highest
5% below U.S.
$2,393Lowest
23% below U.S.
$2,472
21% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
14.8%±92.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brunswick and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
41 minHighest
56% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.2%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±15.2
U.S.: 15.1%
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U.S. 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.