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Barnet vs Wallingford vs Warwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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.

MeasureBarnetWallingfordWarwick
People
Population
1,855
2,286Highest
776Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.7±5.3
23% above U.S.
45.9±10.8Lowest
18% above U.S.
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
Warwick 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
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±5
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.9%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warwick 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 U.S.
$80,230±$15k
about the U.S. average
$93,333±$22kHighest
16% above U.S.
Warwick 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
25% below U.S.
$261,900±$44k
21% below U.S.
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$974±$72
31% below U.S.
$891±$95Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,489Highest
44% above U.S.
$4,355Lowest
40% above U.S.
$4,380
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
14.3%±13.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7%
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
Work from home
13.3%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick 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 Warwick
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.