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Brunswick vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
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 | Whiting | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
532Highest |
241 |
| Median age | 57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below 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% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Whiting 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Brunswick 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above VT |
| Brunswick and Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,204±$519 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$3,914 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Whiting 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% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest 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 | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| 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.