Compare towns
Barnet vs St. Albans vs White River Junction
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 homeowners (79.9%).
St. Albans has the oldest housing (typical home built 1945).
White River Junction has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | St. Albans | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,364 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Highest 11% above VT |
38.7±2 10% below VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and St. Albans 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% |
13.9%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and White River Junction 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 |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
$77,168±$4kHighest 5% below VT |
| White River Junction 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±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
$278,800±$78kHighest 12% below VT |
| White River Junction and St. Albans 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 |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
$1,222±$216Highest about the VT average |
| White River Junction and St. Albans 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 |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8 VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and St. Albans 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1963 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| White River Junction and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.