Compare towns
Barre vs Halifax vs Tunbridge
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).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Tunbridge has the highest household income ($89k).
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 | Halifax | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
847Lowest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge 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% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge 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% |
22.6%±7.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge 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±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Halifax 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge 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 | Halifax School District | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| 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.