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Barnard vs Calais vs Georgia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has the most renters (14.6% rent).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Georgia has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Barnard | Calais | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211Lowest |
1,713 |
4,890Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Highest about the VT average |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
40.1±4.5Lowest 7% below VT |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Georgia and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.1%±4.5Lowest 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+ | 55.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$105,011±$9kHighest 29% above VT |
| Georgia and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$360,300±$26kLowest 14% 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±$392 14% above VT |
$1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
| Georgia and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038 20% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,713Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest 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 | 2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 9% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.7%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Georgia 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 | — | — | #28 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Georgia 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.