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Baltimore vs Barnard vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Baltimore | Barnard | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,211 |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
42.4±6 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
| Baltimore and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,372±$80Lowest 11% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$6,038 20% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
29 min 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.