Compare towns
Barre vs Berlin vs Eden
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).
Berlin has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Eden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
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 | Berlin | Eden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,880 |
1,351Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
| Berlin 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%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Eden and Berlin 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% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5% VT: 43.8% |
17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
4.1%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Eden and Berlin 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 |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$83,578±$8k about the VT average |
| Berlin and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
$215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
| Berlin and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
| Eden and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
$3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.3%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Berlin 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% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
38 minHighest 63% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Berlin 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.