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Jay vs Brunswick vs Middletown Springs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Middletown Springs 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.
| Measure | Jay | Brunswick | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471 |
109Lowest |
747Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
| Brunswick and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middletown Springs and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$82,000±$12k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
$262,200±$24kHighest 17% below VT |
| Middletown Springs and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,208±$438 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588 29% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$4,595Highest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
95.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None 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.