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Danville vs Barnet vs Berlin

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danville has the most renters (15.9% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Berlin has the highest household income ($87k).

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.

MeasureDanvilleBarnetBerlin
People
Population
2,360
61Lowest
2,880Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
-1.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.1±6
23% above VT
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
50.6±2.4Lowest
17% above VT
Barnet and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±4.9
VT: 17.9%
31.1%±29.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.7%±3.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
36.1%±44.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
26.8%±4.4
VT: 21.4%
Barnet and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
59.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.2
VT: 7%
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
3.9%±2.9Highest
VT: 7%
Berlin and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$70,946±$7k
13% below VT
$57,917±$16kLowest
29% below VT
$86,691±$21kHighest
7% above VT
Berlin and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$275,800±$43kHighest
13% below VT
$204,200±$38kLowest
36% below VT
$273,600±$31k
14% below VT
Danville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,169±$171
5% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,358
14% below VT
$2,950Lowest
41% below VT
$4,418Highest
12% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
9.5%±11.4Lowest
VT: 48.4%
—
41%±19.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line
5.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
47.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
10.9%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
87.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
39% above VT
—
21 minLowest
10% below VT
Work from home
18.7%±9.5
VT: 16.9%
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.7%±3.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Barnet and Danville 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 — — #16 of 70 in VT
School district — — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
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.