Compare towns
Maidstone vs Windsor vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
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 | Maidstone | Windsor | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 241 |
2,060Highest |
109Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
57.5±13.8 33% 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 | 12.4%±11.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5Highest 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%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11Highest 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 | $85,833±$32k 6% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% 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 | $438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$228,100±$52k 28% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914 22% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest 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 | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 25% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Brunswick 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.