Compare towns
Barre vs Orange vs Warwick
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).
Orange has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Orange | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
7,573 |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
41.8±2.2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
51.4±7.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Orange 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% |
15.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Barre and Warwick 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. |
$55,824±$10kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$93,333±$22kHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Barre 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. |
$245,900±$18k 26% below U.S. |
$349,400±$34kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$775±$233Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,367±$163Highest 3% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,136Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$4,380 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±11.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange 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% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
70% U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | #275 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Warwick |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | Ralph C Mahar Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
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.