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Barre vs Moriah vs St. Albans
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 shortest commute (19 min average).
Moriah has the most homeowners (80.9%).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
4,483Lowest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Barre and St. Albans 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. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% 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. |
$263,400±$18kHighest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$832±$165Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78Highest 19% below U.S. |
| St. Albans 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. |
$4,436 42% 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% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Moriah 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% |
14.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1951Highest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
8.6Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.