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Brunswick vs Dover vs Victory
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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 | Brunswick | Dover | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109 |
1,466Highest |
53Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
53.5±8.3Lowest 24% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Victory and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±25.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Dover 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 58% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
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| Dover and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49 46% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$2,500 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| 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.