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St. Albans vs Eliot vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($210k 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 | St. Albans | Eliot | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954Lowest |
7,146 |
8,412Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Barre and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$65,625±$7k 19% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$210,400±$15kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,093±$58Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot and St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | #19 of 133 in ME | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town | Spaulding Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.