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Brunswick vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
West Haven has the most expensive homes ($245k 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.

MeasureBrunswickWindsorWest Haven
People
Population
109Lowest
2,060Highest
234
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.5%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
57.5±13.8Highest
33% above VT
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
54±10.5
25% above VT
Brunswick and West Haven 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%
21.1%±8.8
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±13.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Brunswick and Windsor 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%
29.2%±8Lowest
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%
40%Highest
VT: 43.8%
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±11Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
0.4%±4.4Lowest
VT: 7%
Brunswick and Windsor 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
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% 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±$52k
28% below VT
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$245,000±$34kHighest
23% below VT
West Haven and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,002±$107
19% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
$4,878Highest
3% below VT
$4,485
11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.4%±20
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Windsor 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%
7.8%
VT: 10.1%
10.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1978Highest
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
76% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
25 min
8% above VT
Work from home
10.5%±15.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±6.5
VT: 16.9%
Brunswick and West Haven 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 — #61 of 70 in VT —
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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.