Compare towns
Brunswick vs Putney vs Bloomfield
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).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Bloomfield has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
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 | Putney | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
2,622Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
41.9±12 about the VT average |
| Brunswick and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield 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 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Bloomfield 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% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
| Brunswick and Putney 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 |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
| Putney and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $508±$482 59% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$2,800 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Brunswick and Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Putney and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| 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.