Compare towns
Barre vs Cornwall vs Barre vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Cornwall | Barre | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,005 |
1,208Lowest |
8,412Highest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±4.2 12% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
| Berlin and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Cornwall 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 VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Cornwall 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 11% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$399Highest 24% above VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
| Barre and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,737 6% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.5% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.7%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| 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.