What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windham	Barnet
People
Population	594Highest	61Lowest
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average	62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT
	Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9%
	Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4%
	Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%	59.5%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Highest VT: 7%	0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Windham and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT	$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT	$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Highest 18% above VT	$2,950Lowest 41% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%	47.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 min 14% above VT	—
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	55%±29Highest VT: 16.9%
	Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.