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Bakersfield vs Enosburgh vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bakersfield | Enosburgh | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,109Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±8 8% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
| Monkton and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
| Monkton and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,823 24% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 40% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.