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Bridgewater vs Brunswick vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Bridgewater | Brunswick | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
109Lowest |
1,026Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Lowest 32% above VT |
57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55k 31% below VT |
$228,100±$52kHighest 28% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Brunswick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Highest 31% below VT |
— | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Bridgewater and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418 32% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$3,908Highest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% VT: 73.2% |
95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.