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Barnet vs Croydon 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).
Croydon has the highest household income ($98k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

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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.

MeasureBarnetCroydonBarnet
People
Population
1,855Highest
798
61Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
47.7±5.3
23% above U.S.
43±9.1Lowest
11% above U.S.
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
Barnet 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
U.S.: 22%
19%±6.3Lowest
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%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Croydon 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.
$98,333±$21kHighest
22% above U.S.
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
Croydon 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.
$317,300±$33kHighest
5% below U.S.
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
$991±$336Highest
30% below U.S.
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Croydon 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.
$3,806
22% above U.S.
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Barnet and Croydon 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%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
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Work from home
13.3%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Croydon School District —
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.