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Barnet vs Barnet vs Springfield

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).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).

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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.

MeasureBarnetBarnetSpringfield
People
Population
61Lowest
1,855Highest
1,122
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
47.7±5.3Lowest
23% above U.S.
51.4±8.8
32% above U.S.
Barnet and Springfield 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%
15.1%±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%
19.8%±1.6Lowest
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%
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Barnet 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.
$100,893±$19kHighest
25% above U.S.
Springfield 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±$24k
25% below U.S.
$384,100±$50kHighest
15% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,096±$217Highest
22% below U.S.
Springfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$4,489
44% above U.S.
$5,946Highest
91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.9%±64.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Springfield 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%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±11.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Barnet and Springfield 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 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.