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Brunswick vs Townshend vs West Haven
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).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
West Haven has the youngest population (median age 54).
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 | Townshend | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
1,538Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT |
55.6±9.6 29% above VT |
54±10.5Lowest 25% above VT |
| Brunswick and Townshend 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% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±13.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and West Haven 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% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.9%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and West Haven 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% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Townshend 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 |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$85,250±$29k 5% above VT |
| Brunswick and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
$287,200±$79kHighest 9% below VT |
$245,000±$34k 23% below VT |
| Townshend and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,074±$80 13% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$4,485 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Townshend 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
10.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.