Compare towns
Barnet vs Barnard vs Barnet vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has the most expensive homes ($403k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Sharon has the most renters (20.3% 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 | Barnard | Barnet | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,211 |
61Lowest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
| Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Barnard and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Barnard and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Barnard and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
— | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
— | 19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
— | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.