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Barnet vs Hyde Park vs Wallingford
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 people working from home (13.3%).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
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 | Hyde Park | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
513Lowest |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Highest 11% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Barnet and Wallingford 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% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Wallingford 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Wallingford 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 |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Wallingford 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 |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and Barnet 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 |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Barnet 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 |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.