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Barnet vs Windham 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%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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.

MeasureBarnetWindhamLemington
People
Population
61Lowest
594Highest
108
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
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%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
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%
23.2%±8.1Lowest
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%
48.1%
VT: 43.8%
31.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1
VT: 7%
0.9%±9.7Highest
VT: 7%
Lemington and Windham 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
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$55,000±$42kLowest
32% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38k
36% below VT
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
$138,400±$14kLowest
56% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950
41% below VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$2,365Lowest
53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windham 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%
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
1.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.4%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1967
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
27 minLowest
14% above VT
37 minHighest
57% above VT
Work from home
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Lowest
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.
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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.