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Barre vs Suffield vs Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most renters (24.2% rent).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Rutland has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
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 | Barre | Suffield | Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,572Lowest |
15,702Highest |
9,353 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +13.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±8.5 13% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.4±2.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
26.4%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±5.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Barre and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
42%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rutland and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,727±$13kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$145,707±$28kHighest 80% above U.S. |
| Rutland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,300±$55kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$462,800±$33kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Rutland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,030±$713Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,078±$170 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,163Lowest 66% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,657 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.2%±27.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±26.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Suffield and Rutland 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% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 37% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield and Rutland 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 | #134 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #150 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Quabbin | Suffield School District | Wachusett |
| High school in town | Quabbin Regional High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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| 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.