Compare towns
Barre vs Royalton vs Windsor
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 most renters (49.6% rent).
Royalton has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Royalton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,752Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Royalton 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% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Barre 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 |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$263,200±$73kHighest 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Royalton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Highest 11% below VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Barre and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Royalton 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 VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1965Highest 11 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | White River Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.