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Barnet vs Glover vs Barnet
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).
Glover has the highest household income ($74k).
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 | Glover | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,051 |
61Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
| Barnet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Glover 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% |
24.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| 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% VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
| Glover 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 22% below VT |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
| Glover and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Barnet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Highest 11% below VT |
$3,234 36% below VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Barnet and Glover 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% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
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| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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 |
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.