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Barnet vs Barre vs Barnet
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 expensive homes ($248k median).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
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 | Barre | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
8,412Highest |
61Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% 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% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Barnet 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% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest 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% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barre and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15kHighest 17% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
| Barnet and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24kHighest 22% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
| Barnet and Barre 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 |
$1,093±$58Highest 11% below VT |
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| Barre and Barnet 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 |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Barnet and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
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| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.