Compare towns
Cavendish vs Barnet vs Baltimore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the most expensive homes ($285k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Cavendish | Barnet | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Highest |
61Lowest |
361 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9Lowest 5% above VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
| Barnet and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
| Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$219,400±$27k 31% below VT |
| Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546 19% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948 22% below VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,329Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
— | 21 minHighest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.