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Brunswick vs Guildhall vs Lemington

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 highest household income ($128k).
Guildhall has the most expensive homes ($321k median).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).

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.

MeasureBrunswickGuildhallLemington
People
Population
109
371Highest
108Lowest
Median age
57.5±13.8Highest
33% above VT
42.6±7.8Lowest
about the VT average
53.8±22.6
25% above VT
Brunswick and Lemington 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%
22.6%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±21.8Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.4%±25.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
35.2%±23.8
VT: 21.4%
Brunswick and Lemington 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
VT: 43.8%
33.9%
VT: 43.8%
31.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±11Highest
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1
VT: 7%
0.9%±9.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Brunswick and Guildhall 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
$115,000±$46k
42% above VT
$55,000±$42kLowest
32% below VT
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$228,100±$52k
28% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$138,400±$14kLowest
56% below VT
Guildhall and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$850±$717
31% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,472
51% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$2,365Lowest
53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
75%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
1.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.4%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
same as VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1967
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
76% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
37 min
57% above VT
Work from home
10.5%±15.2
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
22.2%±12.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Lemington and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.