THE BARRE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Piedmont setting.
Barre city has 3.99 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Barre and Washington County
Barre is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Barre by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Barre, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Barre city has 13% of the land area of nearby Barre town (30.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

