Compare towns
Barnet vs Barnet vs Highgate vs Brunswick
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).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
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 | Highgate | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,855 |
3,528Highest |
109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
| Barnet and Brunswick 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%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±44.4 VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick 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% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±11Highest VT: 7% |
| Brunswick and Highgate 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 |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
| Brunswick and Highgate 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 |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$228,100±$52k 28% below VT |
| Highgate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Barnet and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950 41% below VT |
$4,489Highest 11% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick 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% VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
95.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.