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Barre vs Warrensburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Warrensburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.3%).
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 | Warrensburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,910Lowest |
3,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±6.7Lowest 14% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Barre and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Warrensburg and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,906±$14kHighest 14% below NY |
$60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
| Barre and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,900±$28kLowest 68% below NY |
$167,400±$9kHighest 61% below NY |
| Warrensburg and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$911±$50Lowest 44% below NY |
| Barre and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,466Highest 47% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
14.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Warrensburg and Barre 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 | — | #314 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.