Compare towns
Barre vs Enosburgh vs St. Johnsbury
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 homeowners (75.7%).
St. Johnsbury has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,804Lowest |
7,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.8±3.8Highest about the VT average |
| St. Johnsbury and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| St. Johnsbury and Barre 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% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7kHighest 19% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Barre and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39kHighest 30% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58Highest 11% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$914±$44 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,916 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
48%±11 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and St. Johnsbury 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
20 min 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Johnsbury 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 | #60 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.