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Barnet vs Burke vs Peacham
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 affordable homes ($248k median).
Burke has the youngest population (median age 41.1).
Peacham has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,317 |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
| Peacham 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% |
20.7%±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%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Peacham 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% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Burke 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 |
$90,000±$28kHighest 11% above VT |
| Peacham 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±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
| Burke and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,028±$248Highest 17% below VT |
| Peacham and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,177 about the VT average |
$5,605Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Peacham 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% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest 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 |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Burke 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 | Peacham School District |
| 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.