Compare towns
Victory vs Newfane 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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Newfane | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
1,456Highest |
109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
54.4±3.9Lowest 26% 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% |
11.1%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Newfane 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% |
29.2%±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% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
$228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
| Newfane and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,266±$238 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Newfane 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% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.