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Barton vs Brunswick vs Goshen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Goshen has the most expensive homes ($330k median).
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 | Barton | Brunswick | Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Highest |
109Lowest |
142 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
| Goshen and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.6%±11.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
37.3%±11.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
42.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$56,250±$33k 31% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$228,100±$52k 28% below VT |
$330,000±$115kHighest 4% above VT |
| Goshen and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150 38% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185 37% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,240Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Brunswick and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.1% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Barton and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.