Compare towns
Barre vs Enosburgh vs South Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
South Barre has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Barre | Enosburgh | South Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,804 |
1,346Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
52.7±2.6Highest 22% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
11.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$78,050±$16kHighest 4% below VT |
| South Barre and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$257,600±$25kHighest 19% below VT |
| South Barre and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,609±$371Highest 30% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±40.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and South Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
15 minLowest 36% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.5%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| South Barre and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.