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Barre vs Gray vs Lyndon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Lyndon has the most affordable homes ($227k median).
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 | Gray | Lyndon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,005 |
8,429Highest |
5,590Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±4.2Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
48.4±6.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lyndon and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
9.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,210±$9k 15% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$68,786±$6kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Gray 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. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$227,000±$21kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$399Highest 8% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,096±$123Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Barre and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,737Highest 52% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,846 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±20.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Lyndon 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% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
23 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.7%±4.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Barre and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #44 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.