Compare towns
Barnet vs Burke 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).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
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.
| Measure | Barnet | Burke | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,317Lowest |
1,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
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%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Barnet 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% |
21.7%±2.2Lowest 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% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Burke and Corinth 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 |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Corinth and Burke 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 |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
| Corinth 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 |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Barnet 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% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Corinth 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school 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.