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Addison vs Barnard vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Barnard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Addison | Barnard | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
1,211Highest |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Stockbridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
$77,109±$12kLowest 5% below VT |
| Addison and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$283,500±$26kLowest 10% below VT |
| Barnard and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
$1,140±$126Lowest 8% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.