Compare towns
Wallingford vs Mount Tabor vs Barnet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Wallingford | Mount Tabor | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286Highest |
304Lowest |
1,855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest 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+ | 23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
— | $67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$974±$72 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| 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 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.