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Randolph vs Barre vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most people working from home (12.9%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Cambridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Randolph | Barre | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843 |
8,412Highest |
3,767Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
42.2±6.6Highest about the VT average |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
| Barre and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$72,344±$19k 11% below VT |
| Randolph and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,183±$66Highest 4% below VT |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,910 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
70.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 12% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Randolph and Barre 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT | #25 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Cambridge School District |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.