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Baltimore 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
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Baltimore | Barnet | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,855Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Baltimore and Barnet 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% |
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+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Ryegate and Baltimore 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 |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27k 31% below VT |
$247,900±$24kHighest 22% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Barnet and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Barnet and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,489Highest 11% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Ryegate 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Baltimore 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.