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Barre vs Coventry vs Newport
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).
Coventry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Newport has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Coventry | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
917Lowest |
4,394 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
46.4±4.3Highest 8% above VT |
| Newport and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newport and Coventry 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% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Coventry 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±$7kHighest 19% below VT |
$59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
| Barre and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kHighest 34% below VT |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
| Barre and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Highest 11% below VT |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$850±$49 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,036 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newport and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.6% VT: 10.1% |
23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1966 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newport 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 | — | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Coventry School District | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | North Country Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
— | 10.7 |
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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.