Compare towns
Barre vs Roxbury vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (94%).
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 | Roxbury | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
942Lowest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Highest about the VT average |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
38.7±2 10% below VT |
| Barre and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Roxbury 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 VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barre and Roxbury 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 VT |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
| Roxbury 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 34% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| 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 3% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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VT 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.