Compare towns
Barre vs Monkton vs Randolph
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).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Randolph has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
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 | Monkton | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
1,999Lowest |
4,843 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
| Monkton 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% |
18.1%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Monkton and Randolph 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% |
20.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Monkton 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% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
| Monkton and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Randolph 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% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
21 min 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 9.4Lowest |
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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.