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New Haven vs Starksboro 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).
Starksboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.2%).
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k 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 | New Haven | Starksboro | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,792Lowest |
1,939Highest |
1,855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
| New Haven and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Barnet 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% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Starksboro 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±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
| New Haven and Starksboro 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 |
$287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$143 6% below VT |
$1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
| Starksboro and New Haven 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 |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Starksboro 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% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 7% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Starksboro and New Haven 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.