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Barton vs Gilman vs Wells River
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%).
Gilman has the highest household income ($58k).
Wells River has the most expensive homes ($171k 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 | Barton | Gilman | Wells River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Highest |
165Lowest |
340 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
56.2±6Highest 30% above VT |
42.7±12.7 about the VT average |
| Gilman and Wells River 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% |
0%±17.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Wells River 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% |
29.1%±16.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Gilman 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% VT: 43.8% |
22.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.2%±7.8Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Gilman and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8k 50% below VT |
$57,788±$32kHighest 29% below VT |
$38,688±$5kLowest 52% below VT |
| Gilman and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30k 54% below VT |
$98,500±$46kLowest 69% below VT |
$170,800±$103kHighest 46% below VT |
| Wells River and Barton 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 |
$1,279±$700Highest 4% above VT |
$900±$336 27% below VT |
| Gilman and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185 37% below VT |
$2,806Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,154Highest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2 VT: 48.4% |
73.9%±69.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.6%±14.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Gilman and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
38.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7% VT: 73.2% |
61%Highest VT: 73.2% |
47.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 32% above VT |
— | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±13.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Barton and Wells River 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.