Compare towns
Chittenden vs Barre vs North Hero
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
North Hero has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.9%).
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 | Chittenden | Barre | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
8,412Highest |
1,263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
54.2±6.7Highest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| North Hero and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| North Hero and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| North Hero and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$102,143±$24k 26% above VT |
| Chittenden and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$5,132Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| North Hero 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 VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| North Hero and Chittenden 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 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.