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Barre vs Barre vs Milton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Barre has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
Milton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Barre | Barre | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412 |
8,005Lowest |
10,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
0% VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
48.4±4.2Highest 12% above VT |
41.6±2.5Lowest 3% below VT |
| Barre and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
17.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Milton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Milton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$93,210±$9k 15% above VT |
$118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$281,400±$13k 11% below VT |
$372,500±$20kHighest 18% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,524±$399 24% above VT |
$1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
| Milton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$4,737Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,610Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Milton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.7%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±2.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Milton 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT | #56 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Barre Unified Union School District #97 | Milton School District |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | Milton Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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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.