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Barnet vs Colrain vs Barnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Colrain has the highest household income ($81k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
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 | Colrain | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,627 |
61Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3Lowest 23% above U.S. |
49.6±8.7 28% above U.S. |
62.2±45.8Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Barnet and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
31.1%±29.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±44.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Barnet and Colrain 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±23.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Colrain 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±$15k 17% below U.S. |
$80,673±$10kHighest about the U.S. average |
$57,917±$16kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Colrain and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24k 25% below U.S. |
$284,300±$14kHighest 15% below U.S. |
$204,200±$38kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Colrain and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,102±$77Highest 22% below U.S. |
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| Colrain and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Highest 44% above U.S. |
$4,317 38% above U.S. |
$2,950Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±22.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Barnet and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
47.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
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| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
55%±29Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Mohawk Trail | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.