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Barnet vs New Haven 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).
New Haven has the shortest commute (22 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 | New Haven | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,792 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| New Haven 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% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest 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% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barnet and New Haven 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 |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and New Haven 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 |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| New Haven and Windham 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 |
$1,163±$143Highest 6% below VT |
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| New Haven 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 |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Windham 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and New Haven 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| 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.