Compare towns
Barre vs Bloomfield vs Newfane
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).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Newfane has the most expensive homes ($347k median).
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 | Bloomfield | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
234 |
141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.2±6.6Highest about the VT average |
41.9±12 about the VT average |
30.8±12Lowest 29% below VT |
| Barre and Bloomfield 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% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.4%±16.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Newfane 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% |
25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.3%±19.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield 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% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
64.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±11.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Newfane 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±$7k 19% below VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$85,938±$84kHighest 6% above VT |
| Newfane and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
$347,400±$55kHighest 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Highest 11% below VT |
— | $1,083±$331Lowest 12% below VT |
| Barre and Newfane 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 |
$2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$5,833Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 28.6%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Newfane 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% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
12 minLowest 49% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.1%±14.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | — | — |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — | — |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | — | — |
| 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.