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New Haven vs Barre vs Weybridge
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 people working from home (17.8%).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Barre | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,792 |
8,412Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48±3.9 11% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
| Weybridge 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% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Barre and Weybridge 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 |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge 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±$19k 20% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$143 6% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,967 18% above VT |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 7% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Weybridge 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 | — |
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.