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Addison vs Barnet vs Ryegate
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).
Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Ryegate has the youngest population (median age 41.2).
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 | Barnet | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
1,855Highest |
1,059Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Addison and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Barnet 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% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Ryegate 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 |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$974±$72 21% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| 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.