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Barre vs Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Brattleboro
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).
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Hermon | Ogunquit | Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,412 |
6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
12,122Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
45.6±4.5 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit 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. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Hermon 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. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$257,300±$18k 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,074±$58Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 66% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,700Highest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±9.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brattleboro and Barre 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% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 min 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | #54 of 133 in ME | — | #33 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Hermon Public Schools | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | Hermon High School | — | Brattleboro Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
14.6Highest |
— | 9.0Lowest |
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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.