What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brunswick has the most people working from home (10.5%).

Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Brunswick	Ira
People
Population	109Lowest	381Highest
Median age	57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT	54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT
	Brunswick and Ira 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%	10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Brunswick and Ira 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%	28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Brunswick and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8%	37.1%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±11Highest VT: 7%	3.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 7%
	Brunswick and Ira 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	$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT	$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT
	Ira and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$942±$52 24% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,472Lowest 51% below VT	$4,146Highest 18% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Brunswick and Ira 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%	14.4%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest same as VT	1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	41 minHighest 76% above VT	28 minLowest 20% above VT
Work from home	10.5%±15.2Highest VT: 16.9%	2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Brunswick and Ira 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.