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Barnard vs New Haven vs Warren
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).
New Haven has the most renters (21.8% rent).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | New Haven | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211Lowest |
1,792Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
48±3.9 11% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and New Haven 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% |
17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Warren 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±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
| Barnard and New Haven 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 |
$379,300±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren 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 |
$1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Barnard 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 |
$5,967Lowest 18% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Warren 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% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.