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Barre vs Orange vs Roxbury
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).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k median).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
320 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Roxbury 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 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Roxbury 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% |
20%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Barre 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% |
37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Orange 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 U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Orange and Roxbury 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. |
$302,600±$35k 9% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Roxbury and Orange 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. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 66% above U.S. |
$5,132Lowest 65% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Barre and Orange 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% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange 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 | — | — |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — | — |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.