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Barnet vs Barnet vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k 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 | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,855 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 60% above U.S. |
47.7±5.3 23% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Lowest 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% |
19.3%±4Lowest 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$16kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$67,386±$15k 17% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$38kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$247,900±$24k 25% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $974±$72Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950Lowest 5% below U.S. |
$4,489Highest 44% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 59.3%±29.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Barnet and Gray 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% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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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.