What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the youngest population (median age 41.9).

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bloomfield	Barnet
People
Population	234Highest	61Lowest
Median age	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average	62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT
	Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.4%±14.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9%
	Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%	36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4%
	Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	59.5%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±4.5Highest VT: 7%	0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Bloomfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT	$57,917±$16kHighest 29% below VT
	Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT	$204,200±$38kHighest 36% below VT
	Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,800Lowest 44% below VT	$2,950Highest 41% below VT
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	47.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 min 28% above VT	—
Work from home	4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9%	55%±29Highest VT: 16.9%
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.