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Roxbury vs Barre vs Kirby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the highest household income ($73k).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Roxbury | Barre | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
8,412Highest |
756Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
42.2±6.6Highest about the VT average |
38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
| Barre and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Roxbury and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
| Kirby and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,597 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| 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.