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Barnet vs Brattleboro vs Lemington
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%).
Brattleboro has the most renters (41.5% rent).
Lemington has the most affordable homes ($138k 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 | Brattleboro | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
12,122Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
53.8±22.6 25% above VT |
| Barnet and Lemington 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% |
19%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±21.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Lemington 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% |
25.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
35.2%±23.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Lemington 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% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
31.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±9.7 VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$16k 29% below VT |
$58,241±$8kHighest 28% below VT |
$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below VT |
| Brattleboro 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±$38k 36% below VT |
$257,300±$18kHighest 19% below VT |
$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,074±$58 13% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950 41% below VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$2,365Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Lemington 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% |
17.8% VT: 10.1% |
1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
37 minHighest 57% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.2%±12.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.