Compare towns
Barnet vs Wallingford vs Waltham
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).
Wallingford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Waltham has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Wallingford | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
2,286Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Wallingford 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% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waltham and Wallingford 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 |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham and Wallingford 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 |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$329,700±$51kHighest 4% above VT |
| Waltham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,096±$113Highest 11% below VT |
| Waltham 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 |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waltham 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| 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.