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Barnet vs Bradford vs Corinth

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 renters (20.1% rent).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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.

MeasureBarnetBradfordCorinth
People
Population
1,855
2,827Highest
1,539Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-0.3%
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
47.7±5.3
11% above VT
42.7±3.1Lowest
about the VT average
48.4±9.6Highest
12% above VT
Corinth and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
20.1%±5.7
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28.8%±3.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.9%±5.8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5
VT: 21.4%
Barnet and Corinth 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%
36.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.9
VT: 7%
0.7%±1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Highest
VT: 7%
Corinth 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±$15kLowest
17% below VT
$108,162±$15kHighest
33% above VT
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
Bradford and Corinth 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
$258,600±$30kHighest
18% below VT
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
Bradford and Barnet 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
$1,221±$808
about the VT average
$1,267±$510Highest
about the VT average
Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,489Highest
11% below VT
$4,472
11% below VT
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.3%±29.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
27.9%±23.4
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Barnet and Bradford 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%
2.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.1%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
1976Highest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
17% above VT
25 minLowest
4% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
13.3%±4.5
VT: 16.9%
7.7%±5.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #45 of 70 in VT —
School district Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 —
High school in town None in town Oxbow Union High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.5
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Old photos in History 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.