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New Haven vs Baltimore vs Barnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Haven has the most expensive homes ($379k median).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Barnet has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | New Haven | Baltimore | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,792 |
361Lowest |
1,855Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48±3.9 11% above VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
| Baltimore and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Baltimore and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
| Baltimore and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$143Highest 6% below VT |
— | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
| New Haven and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,967Highest 18% above VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.