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Norton vs Guildhall vs Brunswick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Guildhall has the most expensive homes ($321k median).
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.

MeasureNortonGuildhallBrunswick
People
Population
108Lowest
371Highest
109
Median age
53.8±6.7
25% above VT
42.6±7.8Lowest
about the VT average
57.5±13.8Highest
33% above VT
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13%±21.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
23.9%±24.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
31.5%±15.8
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
39.4%±25.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
33.9%
VT: 43.8%
35.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±10.7Highest
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±11
VT: 7%
Norton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$65,625±$23kLowest
19% below VT
$115,000±$46k
42% above VT
$128,125±$33kHighest
58% above VT
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$200,000±$32kLowest
37% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$228,100±$52k
28% below VT
Guildhall and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$850±$717
31% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,769
45% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
75%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
95.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
39 min
68% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
41 minHighest
76% above VT
Work from home
25.5%±18Highest
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.5%±15.2
VT: 16.9%
Norton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.