Compare towns
Barnet vs Braintree vs Wallingford
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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.
| Measure | Barnet | Braintree | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
1,026Lowest |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Wallingford 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% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Braintree and Wallingford 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 |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Braintree 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 |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
| Barnet and Wallingford 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 |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Braintree 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% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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 |
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.