Compare towns
Middlesex vs Windham vs Barnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
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 | Middlesex | Windham | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
594 |
61Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
| Barnet and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Windham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
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| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.