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Barton vs Belvidere vs Guildhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most people working from home (16.5%).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
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 | Barton | Belvidere | Guildhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Highest |
422 |
371Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
40.7±6.5 6% below VT |
42.6±7.8Highest about the VT average |
| Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±5.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
| Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$239,200±$51k 24% below VT |
$321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
| Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$850±$717 31% below VT |
| Belvidere and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$4,625Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8 VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barton and Belvidere 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.