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Brunswick vs Windsor vs Bloomfield
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 (42.2% rent).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 | Windsor | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109Lowest |
3,554Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
| Brunswick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Brunswick 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% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Windsor 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% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Bloomfield 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$54,375±$17k 33% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,100±$52kHighest 28% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
| Brunswick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$2,800 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| 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% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brunswick and Windsor 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.