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Barre vs Moriah vs Bennington
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 renters (49.6% rent).
Moriah has the most homeowners (80.9%).
Bennington has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Moriah | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412 |
4,483Lowest |
15,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
44.7±2.3 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bennington and Moriah 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% |
33.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Moriah and Bennington 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% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington 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±$7kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$63,113±$6k 22% below U.S. |
$59,446±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Barre and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 37% below U.S. |
$138,200±$9kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$213,300±$15kHighest 36% below U.S. |
| Bennington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$832±$165Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,133±$63Highest 20% below U.S. |
| Bennington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$4,513 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.2%±25.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bennington and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1951 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 30% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bennington and Barre 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 | #380 of 484 in NY | #58 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
8.6Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.