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Barnet vs Londonderry vs Windham
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).
Londonderry has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Londonderry | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
1,873Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
51.2±2.8Highest 19% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Londonderry 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% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Windham 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% |
21.4%±5.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Windham 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% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Londonderry 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±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$85,179±$21k 5% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Londonderry 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 |
$346,300±$55k 9% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,014±$731Highest 18% below VT |
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| Londonderry and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,162 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.1%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Londonderry 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% |
2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Barnet 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| 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.