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Barnet vs Mount Tabor
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%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 61Lowest |
304Highest |
| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
57.8±10.6Lowest 34% above VT |
| Barnet and Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±44.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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 VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor 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±$16k 29% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1946Highest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 46 min 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
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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.