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Barnet vs Barnet vs Burke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering BarnetMonroe, NH
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).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k 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 | Barnet | Barnet | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,855Highest |
1,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
| Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| 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 VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Burke 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 29% below VT |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
| Burke 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 36% below VT |
$247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 59.3%±29.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| 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.