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Windsor vs Barnet

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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.

MeasureWindsorBarnet
People
Population
3,554Highest
61Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
31.1%±29.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
36.1%±44.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
59.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Highest
VT: 7%
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
Windsor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$57,917±$16kHighest
29% below VT
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kHighest
34% below VT
$204,200±$38kLowest
36% below VT
Windsor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$2,950Lowest
41% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
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Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
47.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
3% below VT
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Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT —
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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.