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Barnet vs Barnet vs Bath

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Bath has the highest household income ($68k).

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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.

MeasureBarnetBarnetBath
People
Population
61Lowest
1,855Highest
1,097
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
47.7±5.3Lowest
23% above U.S.
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
Barnet and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bath and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
$67,813±$22kHighest
16% below U.S.
Bath and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$247,900±$24kHighest
25% below U.S.
$234,400±$23k
30% below U.S.
Barnet and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$4,489Highest
44% above U.S.
$4,413
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
5.9%±61.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Bath School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.