What stands out worked out from the figures below

Acworth has the highest household income ($83k).

Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Acworth	Barnet
People
Population	851Lowest	1,855Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	-2.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	47.3±14.5Lowest 22% above U.S.	47.7±5.3Highest 23% above U.S.
	Barnet and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.9%±16.5Highest U.S.: 22%	21.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Acworth and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	28.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Barnet and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	35.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Acworth and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$82,917±$5kHighest about the U.S. average	$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below U.S.
	Acworth and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$273,000±$34kHighest 18% below U.S.	$247,900±$24kLowest 25% below U.S.
	Acworth and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,352±$291Highest 4% below U.S.	$974±$72Lowest 31% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,695Highest 51% above U.S.	$4,489Lowest 44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	59.3%±29.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Barnet and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S.	1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 31% above U.S.	28 minLowest 5% above U.S.
Work from home	7.1%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	13.3%±4.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Barnet and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Fall Mountain Regional School District	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

U.S. 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.