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Hermon vs Barre vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Ellsworth has the oldest population (median age 43).
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 | Hermon | Barre | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
8,412 |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
43±2.4Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Ellsworth and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ellsworth and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ellsworth and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$77,375±$18k 4% below U.S. |
| Hermon and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest about the U.S. average |
$210,400±$15kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$242,300±$22k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$1,017±$195Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$3,262 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±15.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Barre and Hermon 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 | #54 of 133 in ME | #19 of 70 in VT | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Spaulding Union High School | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
10.7Lowest |
12.7 |
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U.S. 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.