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Barre vs South Barre 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).
South Barre has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | South Barre | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
1,346Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
52.7±2.6Highest 22% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| South Barre and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
11.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% VT: 43.8% |
34.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barre and South 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 |
$78,050±$16kHighest 4% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| South Barre 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±$15k 34% below VT |
$257,600±$25kHighest 19% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,609±$371Highest 30% above VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±40.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| South Barre 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% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1969Highest 7 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
15 minLowest 36% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
16.5%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| South Barre 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 | — | #61 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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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.