Compare towns
Barnard vs Middlesex vs Mount Tabor
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 kids (26.9% under 18).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Middlesex | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
1,943Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Barnard 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
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| Middlesex and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$376,300±$40kLowest 19% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80 11% above VT |
$1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038 20% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnard and Middlesex 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% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 21% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex 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 Our Story | 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.