Compare towns
Victory vs Bakersfield vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% 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 | Victory | Bakersfield | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
1,109Highest |
109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
| Victory and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $83,462±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
| Brunswick and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$3,823Highest 24% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school 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.