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Barnet vs Warren 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%).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k 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.

MeasureBarnetWarrenBrunswick
People
Population
61Lowest
1,585Highest
109
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+16%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
53.1±4.2Lowest
23% above 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%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
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%
30.1%±4.9Lowest
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%
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4
VT: 7%
3.7%±11Highest
VT: 7%
Brunswick and Warren 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
$86,905±$16k
7% above VT
$128,125±$33kHighest
58% above VT
Brunswick and Warren 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
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
$228,100±$52k
28% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,750±$394
42% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950
41% below VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
32.3%±26.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Warren 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%
15.7%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
95.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
19 minLowest
21% below VT
41 minHighest
76% above VT
Work from home
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5
VT: 16.9%
10.5%±15.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Barnet and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Harwood Unified Union School District #60 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.