Compare towns
Calais vs Mount Tabor vs Barnard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
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 | Calais | Mount Tabor | Barnard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
304Lowest |
1,211 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42.4±6 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
— | $97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kLowest 23% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,372±$80Lowest 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,038 20% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
29 minLowest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.