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Milton vs Underhill vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milton has the highest household income ($119k).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($281k median).
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 | Milton | Underhill | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,769Highest |
3,141Lowest |
8,005 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
0%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±2.5 3% below VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
48.4±4.2Highest 12% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
$93,210±$9k 15% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,500±$20k 18% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$281,400±$13kLowest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
— | $1,524±$399Lowest 24% above VT |
| Milton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,610 11% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,737Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Milton and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.6%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.7%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Milton 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 | #56 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Milton School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 |
| High school in town | Milton Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.