Housing data for the Town of Barre, NY

The Town of Barre, NY has an estimated 1,910 residents and 742 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Orleans County.

12.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,158 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,910 (±190)
Housing units
742 (±100)
Households that rent
12.4%
Median gross rent
$1,158
Residents since 2015–2019
+7.9%

What stands out in the Town of Barre

Homes heated by fuel oil: 19.7% (±5.4 points) in the Town of Barre, higher than in Orleans County (12.2%).

Households that rent: 12.4% (±4.6 points) in the Town of Barre, lower than in Orleans County (22.8%).

Median gross rent: $1,158 (±$208) in the Town of Barre, higher than in Orleans County ($874).

Households without a vehicle: 3.3% (±2.0 points) in the Town of Barre, lower than in Orleans County (7.9%).

Housing in the Town of Barre at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,158 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,304 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 60.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 12.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $73,906 median household income
  • Home values: $135,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,424 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,466 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 78.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 83.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 40.9% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 21.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +7.9% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 8.8% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Barre against Orleans County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of BarreOrleans CountyNew YorkUnited States
Residents1,910 (±190)39,608 (exact)19,852,366 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units742 (±100)18,326 (±64)8,585,241 (±652)143,775,355
Households that rent12.4% (±4.6 points)22.8% (±2.2 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,158 (±$208)$874 (±$35)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$73,906 (±$13,885)$65,969 (±$3,199)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median home value$135,900 (±$27,880)$140,800 (±$5,866)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,466 (±$574)$3,823 (±$152)$6,582 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198083.3% (±9.7 points)72.2% (±3.5 points)73.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute21.0 minutes (±2.3)26.1 minutes (±1.3)32.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.2% (±6.8 points)87.2% (±2.1 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.2 years (±6.7)43.5 years (±0.4)39.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Barre covers 55.0 square miles of land, about 35 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Barre has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,770 (±159)1,910 (±190)+7.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units790 (±79)742 (±100)−6.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$693 (±$134)$1,158 (±$208)+67.1%Up after inflation
Median home value$103,100 (±$12,573)$135,900 (±$27,880)+31.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$66,284 (±$6,660)$73,906 (±$13,885)+11.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,285 (±$97)$1,424 (±$92)+10.8%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,952 (±$324)$3,466 (±$574)+17.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent12.1% (±5.2 points)12.4% (±4.6 points)+0.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±29.4 points)0.0% (±36.2 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Orleans County

The Town of Barre has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Orleans County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Orleans County recorded 83 violent and 766 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in the Town of Barre

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
1441112%12,429$858$114,700$55,641

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near the Town of Barre

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Town of Albion (Orleans County)3.3 mi$799$102,40032.4%
Village of Albion4.8 mi$881$82,30037.1%
Town of Elba6.3 mi$966$149,70014.8%
Town of Gaines6.7 mi$922$125,80025.4%
Village of Elba7.2 mi$763$143,30012.4%
Town of Oakfield7.2 mi$967$163,60036.4%
Town of Clarendon7.8 mi$1,020$179,70010.3%
Village of Oakfield8.4 mi$783$150,80031.6%

Places in New York most like the Town of Barre

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Alexander$1,277$163,100$75,87511.5%
Town of Phelps$1,124$166,300$80,26211.9%
Village of Leicester$967$146,500$86,66710.2%
Town of Corning$1,289$167,600$88,48214.0%
Village of Wampsville$991$172,400$73,00011.7%
Frewsburg$824$142,800$75,53614.7%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Barre, fiscal year 2027

Rochester, NY MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,005$1,131$1,416$1,706$1,875

HUD income limits for the Town of Barre, fiscal year 2026

Rochester, NY MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,500$37,450$59,950
2 people$25,700$42,800$68,500
3 people$28,900$48,150$77,050
4 people$33,000$53,500$85,600
5 people$38,680$57,800$92,450
6 people$44,360$62,100$99,300
7 people$50,040$66,350$106,150
8 people$55,720$70,650$113,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Rochester, NY MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $107,000.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Barre include them.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Barre

How many renters are there in the Town of Barre?

The Town of Barre has an estimated 87 (±35) renting households, 12.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in the Town of Barre?

The median household income in the Town of Barre is $73,906 (±$13,885) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Town of Barre, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $135,900 (±$27,880) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Barre (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Barre?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Barre, NY is $1,424 (±$92) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in the Town of Barre?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in the Town of Barre, NY is $3,466 (±$574) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in the Town of Barre?

The Town of Barre, NY has an estimated 742 (±100) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Town of Barre growing?

In the Town of Barre, the number of residents went from 1,770 in 2015–2019 to 1,910 in 2020–2024 (+7.9%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Barre?

The ZIP code that covers the Town of Barre is 14411.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 14411?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 14411 is $858 (±$71) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Barre town, Orleans County, New York (county subdivision:04572, in state:36 county:073).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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