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Brunswick vs Chapman vs Norton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).

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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.

MeasureBrunswickChapmanNorton
People
Population
109
388Highest
108Lowest
Median age
57.5±13.8Highest
48% above U.S.
45.7±11.4Lowest
17% above U.S.
53.8±6.7
38% above U.S.
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.9%±24.5
U.S.: 22%
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
13%±21.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.5%±15.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±11Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±10.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,125±$33kHighest
59% above U.S.
$93,125±$17k
15% above U.S.
$65,625±$23kLowest
19% below U.S.
Brunswick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$228,100±$52kHighest
31% below U.S.
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$200,000±$32k
40% below U.S.
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,472
21% below U.S.
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
$2,769Highest
11% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Brunswick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
13%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
56% above U.S.
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
39 min
49% above U.S.
Work from home
10.5%±15.2
U.S.: 15.1%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±18Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Norton 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.