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Barre vs Cabot vs Ogunquit vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
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 | Cabot | Ogunquit | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,005 |
1,579 |
1,379Lowest |
8,412Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±4.2 24% above U.S. |
40.3±6.6Lowest 4% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $93,210±$9k 15% above U.S. |
$77,031±$16k 5% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,400±$13k 15% below U.S. |
$268,500±$77k 19% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$210,400±$15kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$399Highest 8% above U.S. |
$1,243±$354 12% below U.S. |
— | $1,093±$58Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Barre and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,737 52% above U.S. |
$4,639 49% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±20.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cabot and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.7%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | — | — | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 | — | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | None 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.