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Barnard vs Waitsfield vs Stockbridge
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 highest household income ($98k).
Waitsfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Waitsfield | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
1,918Highest |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
44.3±5.3 about the VT average |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Stockbridge 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% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
3.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield 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 |
$84,375±$34k 4% above VT |
$77,109±$12kLowest 5% below VT |
| Barnard and Waitsfield 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 |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
$283,500±$26kLowest 10% below VT |
| Waitsfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,200±$821 about the VT average |
$1,140±$126Lowest 8% below VT |
| Barnard and Waitsfield 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 |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
$4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6 VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Waitsfield 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% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None 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.