Compare towns
Barre vs Middlesex vs Mount Tabor
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).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Middlesex | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
1,943 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Middlesex 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Middlesex 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex 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±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Middlesex 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | 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.