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Berlin vs Barre vs Huron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Huron has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Berlin | Barre | Huron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,960Lowest |
8,412Highest |
2,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±5.3 6% above U.S. |
42.2±6.6Highest 8% above U.S. |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Barre and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Berlin and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Huron and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Berlin and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,313±$25k about the U.S. average |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$90,000±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,600±$22k 35% below U.S. |
$210,400±$15kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$233,000±$21kHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,160±$309 18% below U.S. |
$1,093±$58Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,233±$778Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,518Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,145 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.7%±17.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Huron and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
24.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berlin 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 | — |
| School district | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.