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Weybridge vs Wilder vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Weybridge | Wilder | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
3,087 |
8,412Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wilder and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
| Weybridge and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,505 9% above VT |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 24% below VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
19 minHighest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weybridge and Wilder 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | None 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.