Compare towns
Barnet vs Newfane vs Bethel
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Bethel has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Newfane | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,456Lowest |
1,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
| Newfane and Bethel 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.4%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Newfane and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$75,822±$7kHighest 7% below VT |
| Bethel 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 |
$284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
$238,000±$41kLowest 25% below VT |
| Newfane and Barnet 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 |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
| Bethel and Newfane 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 |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
$5,168 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54%±22 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Bethel 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% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.