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Barnet vs Burke vs Cabot
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%).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
Cabot has the most renters (16.3% rent).
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 | Burke | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,317 |
1,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Barnet and Burke 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% |
23%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Cabot 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% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Burke 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% |
41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Burke and Cabot 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 |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Burke and Cabot 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 |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
| Burke and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Burke 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 |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$4,639 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Cabot 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% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.