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Newport vs Wallingford vs Barnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Newport | Wallingford | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,601Lowest |
2,286Highest |
1,855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±13.1Lowest 5% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
47.7±5.3Highest 11% above VT |
| Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newport and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,202±$11k 12% below VT |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,600±$23k 21% below VT |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
| Wallingford and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$347Lowest 34% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
$974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
| Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,981Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
$4,489Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.6%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Newport and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
25 min 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Newport 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 | #63 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Newport Town School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None 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.