What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

Glover has the most expensive homes ($265k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Barnet	Glover
People
Population	61Lowest	1,051Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-0.7% VT: +2.8%
Median age	62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT	48.4±5.9Lowest 12% above VT
	Barnet and Glover 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%	22.3%±5Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Barnet and Glover 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%	24.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Barnet and Glover 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%	35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7%	5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7%
	Glover 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 29% below VT	$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT
	Glover 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 36% below VT	$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT
	Glover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$973±$130 21% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,950Lowest 41% below VT	$3,234Highest 36% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	47.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	93.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1968Highest 8 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	40 min 69% above VT
Work from home	55%±29Highest VT: 16.9%	16.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district	—	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in History	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.