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Guilford vs Barre vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Vernon has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Guilford | Barre | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,461Lowest |
8,412Highest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.2Highest 8% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
| Guilford and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Guilford and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Barre and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,243±$6k 7% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
| Vernon and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Guilford and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$273Highest 4% above VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Guilford and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,827Highest 16% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$5,191Lowest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guilford and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Guilford 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Vernon School District |
| 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.