What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Victory has the shortest commute (27 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	Victory
People
Population	109Highest	53Lowest
Median age	57.5±13.8Lowest 33% 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%	7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Brunswick and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.4%±25.3Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8%	26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±11Highest VT: 7%	0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Brunswick and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$128,125±$33k 58% above VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$228,100±$52k 28% below VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,472Lowest 51% below VT	$2,500Highest 50% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Brunswick and Victory 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%	45.3%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest same as VT	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	41 minHighest 76% above VT	27 minLowest 13% above VT
Work from home	10.5%±15.2Highest VT: 16.9%	0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Brunswick and Victory 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.