Compare towns
Barre vs Troy vs Enosburgh
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).
Troy has the highest household income ($88k).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
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 | Troy | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
1,749Lowest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
44.5±5.7Highest 3% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Troy 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%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Enosburgh 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% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 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% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest 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 |
$87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$233,200±$21kHighest 26% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Troy and Enosburgh 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 |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and 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% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Barre and Enosburgh 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 | Troy School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | 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.