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Addison vs Barnet vs Sharon
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 affordable homes ($248k median).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,855Highest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above 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%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Sharon 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% |
25.1%±3.6Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Addison and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Addison and Sharon 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 |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,386±$155 12% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Sharon 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 | Sharon School District |
| 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.