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Wheelock vs Barnet vs Bethel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Barnet has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.6%).
Bethel has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Wheelock | Barnet | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,855Highest |
1,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$75,822±$7kHighest 7% below VT |
| Bethel and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$247,900±$24kHighest 22% below VT |
$238,000±$41k 25% below VT |
| Barnet and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
$5,168Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
54%±22 VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.