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Barre vs Roxbury vs Sullivan
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 people working from home (10.5%).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k median).
Sullivan has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Roxbury | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
299Lowest |
687 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
46.6±6.5Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Sullivan and Roxbury 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% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sullivan 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% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sullivan 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Sullivan 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. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
$106,667±$20kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
$236,500±$29k 29% below U.S. |
| Roxbury and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Lowest 23% below U.S. |
— | $1,225±$275Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Sullivan and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 66% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
$5,099Lowest 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±84.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sullivan and Barre 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% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.2%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Barre and Sullivan 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.