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Brunswick vs Wallingford vs Maidstone
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).
Wallingford has the youngest population (median age 45.9).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Wallingford | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
2,286Highest |
241 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
| Maidstone 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% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Wallingford 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% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Maidstone 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 |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
$85,833±$32k 6% above VT |
| Brunswick and Maidstone 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 |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $891±$95 28% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$4,355Highest 14% below VT |
$3,914 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Wallingford 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% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| 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.