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Victory 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

Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Guildhall has the youngest population (median age 42.6).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (10.5%).

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.

MeasureVictoryGuildhallBrunswick
People
Population
53Lowest
371Highest
109
Median age
64.5±11.1Highest
50% above VT
42.6±7.8Lowest
about the VT average
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%
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+
47.2%±39.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5Lowest
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%
33.9%
VT: 43.8%
35.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1
VT: 7%
3.7%±11Highest
VT: 7%
Brunswick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$115,000±$46kLowest
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 —
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$228,100±$52kLowest
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
$2,500
50% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
75%±100
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
45.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%
VT: 73.2%
95.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
13% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
41 minHighest
76% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2
VT: 16.9%
10.5%±15.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Brunswick and Guildhall 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.