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Barnet vs Royalton vs Barnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
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 | Royalton | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
2,752Highest |
61Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
| Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Barnet 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% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet 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% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
| Royalton 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 |
$263,200±$73kHighest 17% below VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
| Royalton 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 |
$1,040±$391Highest 16% below VT |
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| Royalton and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$4,675Highest 7% below VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Barnet and Royalton 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% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
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| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #48 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | White River Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.