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Barnet vs Bethel vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.6%).
Bethel has the highest household income ($76k).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Bethel | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,736 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Wheelock 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% |
25.5%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Bethel 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 |
$75,822±$7kHighest 7% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Bethel and Barnet 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 |
$238,000±$41k 25% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Barnet and Bethel 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 |
$1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$5,168Highest about the VT average |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
54%±22 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Bethel 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% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Barnet 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 | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.