Housing data for Barton (Orleans County, town), VT
Barton (Orleans County, town), VT has an estimated 2,815 residents and 1,579 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Orleans County.
26.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $793 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,815 (±25)
- Housing units
- 1,579 (±133)
- Households that rent
- 26.1%
- Median gross rent
- $793
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +3.2%
What stands out in Barton (Orleans County, town)
Households that rent: 26.1% (±4.8 points) in Barton (Orleans County, town), higher than in Orleans County (20.3%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 8.1% (±2.6 points) in Barton (Orleans County, town), higher than in Orleans County (4.8%).
Homes built before 1980: 66.7% (±9.5 points) in Barton (Orleans County, town), higher than in Orleans County (53.6%).
Average commute: 35.2 minutes (±5.2) in Barton (Orleans County, town), higher than in Orleans County (29.0 minutes).
- Renters and owners in Barton (Orleans County, town)
- Types of homes in Barton (Orleans County, town)
- Age of homes in Barton (Orleans County, town)
- Commute and cars in Barton (Orleans County, town)
Housing in Barton (Orleans County, town) at a glance
- Median rent: $793 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $793 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 39.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 26.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $66,250 median household income
- Home values: $201,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,587 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,355 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 8.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 67.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 66.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 56.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 35.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +3.2% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 25.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Barton (Orleans County, town) against Orleans County, its state and the nation
| Barton (Orleans County, town) | Orleans County | Vermont | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,815 (±25) | 27,606 (exact) | 647,106 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,579 (±133) | 16,751 (±59) | 339,042 (±187) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 26.1% (±4.8 points) | 20.3% (±1.8 points) | 26.8% (±0.5 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $793 (±$70) | $892 (±$42) | $1,234 (±$18) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $66,250 (±$15,713) | $70,103 (±$3,179) | $81,203 (±$1,339) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $201,200 (±$28,019) | $223,400 (±$5,133) | $316,600 (±$3,361) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,355 (±$298) | $3,692 (±$109) | $5,039 (±$66) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 66.7% (±9.5 points) | 53.6% (±2.8 points) | 56.1% (±0.8 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 35.2 minutes (±5.2) | 29.0 minutes (±2.3) | 23.5 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.1% (±3.5 points) | 89.0% (±1.3 points) | 89.7% (±0.4 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.9 years (±6.5) | 45.7 years (±0.2) | 43.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Barton (Orleans County, town) covers 42.7 square miles of land, about 66 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Barton (Orleans County, town) has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,728 (±214) | 2,815 (±25) | +3.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,580 (±61) | 1,579 (±133) | −0.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $711 (±$59) | $793 (±$70) | +11.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $117,900 (±$10,611) | $201,200 (±$28,019) | +70.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $46,087 (±$5,707) | $66,250 (±$15,713) | +43.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,152 (±$87) | $1,587 (±$173) | +37.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,654 (±$236) | $3,355 (±$298) | +26.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.9% (±4.1 points) | 26.1% (±4.8 points) | +4.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 2.2% (±3.4 points) | 0.0% (±7.6 points) | −2.2 percentage points | Not 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
Barton (Orleans County, town) 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 192 violent and 337 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 Barton (Orleans County, town)
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05822 | 87% | 2,107 | $778 | $222,600 | $76,100 |
| 05875 | 11% | 542 | — | $306,900 | $78,750 |
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 Barton (Orleans County, town)
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownington | 4.2 mi | $745 | $193,800 | 19.0% |
| Irasburg | 7.4 mi | $1,063 | $230,800 | 13.9% |
| Westmore | 7.5 mi | $1,050 | $330,000 | 11.8% |
| Glover | 7.5 mi | $973 | $264,700 | 6.9% |
| Coventry | 9.1 mi | $755 | $197,900 | 17.2% |
| Sheffield | 9.1 mi | $967 | $171,900 | 16.3% |
| Sutton | 9.2 mi | — | $231,100 | 15.0% |
| Charleston | 9.3 mi | $979 | $238,000 | 12.9% |
Places in Vermont most like Barton (Orleans County, town)
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enosburgh | $852 | $223,100 | $63,828 | 24.3% |
| Readsboro | $724 | $215,500 | $55,268 | 23.6% |
| Enosburg Falls | $832 | $206,500 | $50,870 | 30.0% |
| Poultney (Rutland County, town) | $913 | $206,200 | $72,617 | 28.7% |
| Fair Haven | $830 | $176,500 | $62,404 | 19.4% |
| Fair Haven (community) | $768 | $174,700 | $66,131 | 15.8% |
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 Vermont.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Barton (Orleans County, town), fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,067 | $1,111 | $1,363 | $1,754 | $1,909 |
HUD income limits for Barton (Orleans County, town), fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,000 | $36,650 | $58,650 |
| 2 people | $25,150 | $41,900 | $67,000 |
| 3 people | $28,300 | $47,150 | $75,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $52,350 | $83,750 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $56,550 | $90,450 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $60,750 | $97,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $64,950 | $103,850 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $69,150 | $110,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Orleans County, VT, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $95,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
The figures for Barton (Orleans County, town) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Barton (Orleans County, village), Orleans.
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 Barton (Orleans County, town)
What is the average rent in Barton (Orleans County, town), VT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Barton (Orleans County, town) is $793 (±$70) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Barton (Orleans County, town)?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Barton (Orleans County, town), VT is $579 (±$45) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Barton (Orleans County, town) rent-burdened?
39.6% of renting households in Barton (Orleans County, town) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Barton (Orleans County, town)?
Barton (Orleans County, town) has an estimated 307 (±68) renting households, 26.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Barton (Orleans County, town)?
The median household income in Barton (Orleans County, town) is $66,250 (±$15,713) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Barton (Orleans County, town), VT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $201,200 (±$28,019) for owner-occupied homes in Barton (Orleans County, town) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Barton (Orleans County, town) growing?
In Barton (Orleans County, town), the number of residents went from 2,728 in 2015–2019 to 2,815 in 2020–2024 (+3.2%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Barton (Orleans County, town)?
The ZIP codes that cover Barton (Orleans County, town) are 05822, 05875.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 05822?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 05822 is $778 (±$144) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Orleans County, VT
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Orleans County, VT
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Barton town, Orleans County, Vermont (county subdivision:03550, in state:50 county:019).
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.
The API needs a free key.
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 .