Compare towns
Andover 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
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
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 | Andover | Barnet | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,855Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Andover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest 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+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Andover and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Andover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$974±$72 21% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Andover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,489 11% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest 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 | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Barnet 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.