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Barnet vs Whitingham 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%).
Whitingham has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).

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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.

MeasureBarnetWhitinghamBrunswick
People
Population
61Lowest
1,368Highest
109
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
46.4±7.1Lowest
8% 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%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
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%
31.1%±2.3Lowest
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%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±1.9
VT: 7%
3.7%±11Highest
VT: 7%
Brunswick and Whitingham 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
$70,625±$11k
13% below VT
$128,125±$33kHighest
58% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
36% below VT
$262,300±$30kHighest
17% below VT
$228,100±$52k
28% below VT
Whitingham and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$673±$150
45% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950
41% below VT
$5,055Highest
about the VT average
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
62.7%±47.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Whitingham 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%
15.5%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
95.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
38 minLowest
62% above VT
41 minHighest
76% above VT
Work from home
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.7%±5.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.5%±15.2
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Twin Valley Unified School District #75 —
High school in town — Twin Valley Middle High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
7.8
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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.