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Arlington vs Barre vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arlington has the most people working from home (35.9%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
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 | Arlington | Barre | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,598Lowest |
8,412Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.6±4Lowest 13% below VT |
42.2±6.6Highest about the VT average |
38.1±11.4 12% below VT |
| Barre and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Arlington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,308±$11kHighest 26% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
| Arlington and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,500±$59k about the VT average |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$172Highest 3% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
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| Arlington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.5% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 13% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 35.9%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Arlington and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #50 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Arlington School District | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Arlington Memorial | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.