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Barre vs Dummerston vs Warner vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
St. Albans has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Dummerston | Warner | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,090Lowest |
2,959 |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner 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 U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
| Warner and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 66% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Warner 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 | — | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | — | 11.4Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.