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Barre vs Wethersfield vs Sardinia
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
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 | Wethersfield | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,910 |
815Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±6.7 14% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Barre 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% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,906±$14kLowest 14% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,900±$28k 68% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Barre and Wethersfield 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 |
$2,787 58% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Wethersfield 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% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.