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Bakersfield vs Barnet vs Glover

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bakersfield has the highest household income ($83k).
Barnet has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Glover has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).

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.

MeasureBakersfieldBarnetGlover
People
Population
1,109
1,855Highest
1,051Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-2.6%
VT: +2.8%
-0.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.4±8Lowest
8% above VT
47.7±5.3
11% above VT
48.4±5.9Highest
12% above VT
Glover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.6%±3.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.6%±4.9
VT: 17.9%
22.3%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Glover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.2%±3.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
28.8%±3.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
24.2%±3.6
VT: 21.4%
Barnet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.6%
VT: 43.8%
35.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
1%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1
VT: 7%
Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,462±$18kHighest
about the VT average
$67,386±$15kLowest
17% below VT
$73,839±$18k
9% below VT
Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$271,300±$19kHighest
14% below VT
$247,900±$24kLowest
22% below VT
$264,700±$34k
16% below VT
Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,200±$327Highest
about the VT average
$974±$72
21% below VT
$973±$130Lowest
21% below VT
Bakersfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,823
24% below VT
$4,489Highest
11% below VT
$3,234Lowest
36% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
18.8%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
59.3%±29.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2
VT: 48.4%
Barnet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.2%
VT: 10.1%
9.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
40% above VT
28 minLowest
17% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
Work from home
14.2%±7
VT: 16.9%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Glover and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.