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Barnet vs Barnet vs Dummerston

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

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).
Dummerston has the highest household income ($102k).

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.

MeasureBarnetBarnetDummerston
People
Population
61Lowest
1,855
2,090Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
47.7±5.3
11% above VT
45.6±11.7Lowest
6% above 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%
21.7%±6
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Dummerston 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%
24.3%±3Lowest
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%
58.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
1%±0.9
VT: 7%
1.3%±1.1Highest
VT: 7%
Dummerston 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
$101,696±$21kHighest
25% above VT
Dummerston 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
$335,300±$22kHighest
6% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$974±$72Lowest
21% below VT
$1,392±$126Highest
13% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
41% below VT
$4,489
11% below VT
$4,536Highest
10% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
59.3%±29.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
44.1%±32.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Barnet and Dummerston 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%
VT: 10.1%
4.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1974Highest
2 yrs older than VT
1971
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 minHighest
17% above VT
21 minLowest
11% below VT
Work from home
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
25.9%±10.3
VT: 16.9%
Barnet and Dummerston 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 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.