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Barnet vs Barre vs Berlin
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%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Berlin has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Barre | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
8,412Highest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
| Barnet and Berlin 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% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Berlin 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% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Berlin 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% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Barre 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 |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
| Berlin and Barre 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 |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
| Berlin and Barre 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 |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Berlin and Barre 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% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
21 minHighest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.