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Derby vs Barre vs Holland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the highest household income ($80k).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Holland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Derby | Barre | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,537 |
8,412Highest |
790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±2.1Highest 20% above VT |
42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
41.8±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Derby and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Holland and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,250±$8kHighest about the VT average |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$60,729±$16kLowest 25% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,000±$10kHighest 29% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$209,400±$44kLowest 34% below VT |
| Derby and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$118 11% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,449Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,463 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±18.5 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 38% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 min 9% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Derby and Barre 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 | #52 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Derby School District · North Country Union Junior High School District | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| 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.