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Barnard vs Waitsfield vs Windham
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).
Waitsfield has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
1,918Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
44.3±5.3Highest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Windham 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% |
23.8%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Windham 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% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
3.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest 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±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Barnard and Windham 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 |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above 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±$821Lowest about the VT average |
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| 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 |
$5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Windham 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% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.