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Barnet vs Stratton 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%).
Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k 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.

MeasureBarnetStrattonBrunswick
People
Population
61Lowest
532Highest
109
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
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%
28%±7.4
VT: 17.9%
23.9%±24.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Stratton 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%
11.7%±4Lowest
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%
33.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
1.3%±2.8
VT: 7%
3.7%±11Highest
VT: 7%
Brunswick and Stratton 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
$122,708±$33k
51% above VT
$128,125±$33kHighest
58% above VT
Brunswick and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
36% below VT
$400,000±$50kHighest
26% above VT
$228,100±$52k
28% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,208±$979
about the VT average
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950
41% below VT
$4,750Highest
6% below VT
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
12%±69.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Stratton 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%
0%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
73.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
95.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
33 minLowest
39% above VT
41 minHighest
76% above VT
Work from home
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.5%±15.2
VT: 16.9%
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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.