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Here are the May sales for Montpelier, Barre, U32, and Northfield:
| Town | Address | Original List Price | Final List Price | Closing Price | Days on Market |
| 140 Washington St | Barre City | $180,000 | $82,800 | $60,000 | 185 |
| 115 Tremont St | Barre City | $136,000 | $124,000 | $120,000 | 232 |
| 15 Valliere Ave | Barre City | $126,900 | $126,900 | $122,000 | 34 |
| 61 Beckley St | Barre City | $129,000 | $129,000 | $118,913 | 112 |
| 13 Veeder Ave | Barre City | $150,000 | $149,900 | $141,000 | 13 |
| 20 Delmont Ave | Barre City | $169,000 | $169,000 | $167,975 | 19 |
| 293 Tremont St | Barre City | $190,000 | $190,000 | $185,000 | 12 |
| Averages | $154,414 | $138,800 | $130,698 | 87 | |
| 20 Summer St | Barre Town | $105,000 | $105,000 | $88,000 | 9 |
| 9 East St | Barre Town | $108,900 | $108,900 | $105,900 | 15 |
| 10 Moonlight Dr | Barre Town | $152,000 | $145,000 | $140,000 | 553 |
| 11 Clark Road | Barre Town | $190,000 | $190,000 | $185,000 | 28 |
| 24 Grand View Farm Rd | Barre Town | $265,000 | $265,000 | $255,000 | 13 |
| 26 Tree Top View Lane | Barre Town | $275,000 | $275,000 | $267,000 | 83 |
| Averages | $182,650 | $181,483 | $173,483 | 117 | |
| 134 Ayers Road | Berlin | $118,900 | $88,000 | $68,000 | 306 |
| 948 Paine Turnpike | Berlin | $162,000 | $152,000 | $148,000 | 264 |
| 20 Mansfield Lane | Berlin | $239,900 | $239,900 | $235,000 | 32 |
| 32 Lower Curtis Pond Rd | Calais | $230,000 | $230,000 | $220,000 | 7 |
| 90 Fair Rd | East Montpelier | $160,000 | $160,000 | $149,000 | 56 |
| Averages | $182,160 | $173,980 | $164,000 | 133 | |
| 26 Prospect St | Montpelier | $125,000 | $98,000 | $95,000 | 13 |
| 3 Miles Ct | Montpelier | $169,900 | $140,000 | $125,000 | 435 |
| 1893 Main St | Montpelier | $200,000 | $175,000 | $170,000 | 254 |
| 7 Kent St | Montpelier | $185,900 | $185,900 | $183,650 | 10 |
| 14 Roberts St | Montpelier | $219,000 | $189,000 | $183,330 | 247 |
| 193 Dover Rd | Montpelier | $285,000 | $249,500 | $233,000 | 664 |
| 6 Dunpatrick Circle | Montpelier | $339,000 | $328,000 | $315,000 | 172 |
| 28 Dover Rd | Montpelier | $449,000 | $350,000 | $290,000 | 202 |
| 288 Cityside #62 | Montpelier | $259,900 | $259,900 | $215,000 | 35 |
| Averages | $248,078 | $219,478 | $201,109 | 226 | |
| 1706 Union Brook Rd | Northfield | $169,900 | $159,900 | $147,000 | 515 |
| 1833 Hallstrom Rd | Northfield | $250,000 | $235,000 | $225,000 | 310 |
| 3081 Route 12A | Northfield | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 188 |
| Averages | $146,633 | $138,300 | $130,667 | 338 |
And here's the current activity: the number of new listings, the number of current listings, those under contract, closed, etc. I also like to compare them to the previous year to give a little more context.
| Total Active | New in May | Under Deposit | Closed in May | Closed 5/11-5/12 | |
| Barre City | 66 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
| Barre Town | 79 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 64 |
| Montpelier | 56 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 70 |
| U32 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 67 |
| Northfield | 52 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| Totals | 316 | 69 | 61 | 31 | 290 |
| New 5/11 | New 5/12 | Closed 5/11 | Closed 5/12 | Closed 5/10-5/11 | Closed 5/11-5/12 | |
| Barre City | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 59 |
| Barre Town | 19 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 64 |
| Montpelier | 13 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 70 |
| U32 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 67 |
| Northfield | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 30 |
| Totals | 71 | 69 | 19 | 31 | 244 | 290 |