Compare towns
Barnet vs Ira vs Sharon
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).
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($347k 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 | Ira | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
381Lowest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Ira and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Sharon 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% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira 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% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Ira and Sharon 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 |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
| Sharon and Ira 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 |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Sharon 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 | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.