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Bloomfield vs Brunswick vs Upton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the youngest population (median age 41.9).
Brunswick has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Upton has the most people working from home (13%).

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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.

MeasureBloomfieldBrunswickUpton
People
Population
234Highest
109
91Lowest
Median age
41.9±12Lowest
8% above U.S.
57.5±13.8
48% above U.S.
70.4±0.4Highest
81% above U.S.
Upton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.4%±14.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.9%±24.5
U.S.: 22%
0%±34.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Bloomfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
39.4%±25.3
U.S.: 17.2%
80.2%±49.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Upton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
14.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±11Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±12.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Brunswick and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$54,375±$17kLowest
33% below U.S.
$128,125±$33kHighest
59% above U.S.
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$190,600±$63kLowest
43% below U.S.
$228,100±$52kHighest
31% below U.S.
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Brunswick and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,800Highest
10% below U.S.
$2,472
21% below U.S.
$731Lowest
77% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brunswick and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
14% above U.S.
41 minHighest
56% above U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
4.6%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±15.2
U.S.: 15.1%
13%±12Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Upton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.