Northfield vs South Barre

A side-by-side comparison of Northfield and South Barre: population, income, housing, and more.

Northfield and South Barre are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northfield has the higher population (4,165 vs 1,259 in South Barre). South Barre has the higher median household income ($78,162 vs $50,417 in Northfield). South Barre has the higher median home value ($246,900 vs $233,700 in Northfield).

Population, income & housing

	Northfield	South Barre
Population	4,165	1,259
Median age	26.1 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,417	$78,162
Median home value	$233,700	$246,900
Median gross rent	$977	$1,631
Housing units	1,314	711
Homeownership rate	54.2%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northfield	South Barre
Population	2,125 → 4,165 (+96.0%)	1,105 → 1,259 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$65,647 → $50,417 (-23.2%)	$67,697 → $78,162 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $233,700 (+54.9%)	$172,300 → $246,900 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $977 (+13.6%)	$1,289 → $1,631 (+26.5%)

Northfield

Population

2,1254,165

Median household income

$65,647$50,417

Median home value

$150,900$233,700

Median gross rent

$860$977

South Barre

Population

1,1051,259

Median household income

$67,697$78,162

Median home value

$172,300$246,900

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northfield	South Barre
Under 5	3.8%	0.9%
5 to 17	9.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	34.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	4.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	25.6%
55 to 64	8.6%	24.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.1%
75 and over	7.9%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northfield	South Barre
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northfield	South Barre
No high school diploma	6.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	38.7%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northfield	South Barre
Drove alone	70.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	16.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northfield	South Barre
1-unit, detached	48.9%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	17.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Northfield	South Barre
Poverty rate	22.3%	4.4%
Average household size	2.41	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1938	1969