Compare towns
Barnet vs Bridgewater vs Sharon
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 people working from home (13.3%).
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 57.1).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Bridgewater | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
980Lowest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Bridgewater 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% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Sharon 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% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater 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% |
40.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater 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±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$70,272±$3k 13% below VT |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
| Sharon and Bridgewater 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 |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Barnet 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Sharon 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 | — | Sharon School District |
| 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.