Compare towns
Barton vs Enosburgh vs Franklin vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
Franklin has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
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 | Barton | Enosburgh | Franklin | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 730Lowest |
2,804 |
1,590 |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5 7% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Franklin and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$79,917±$21k about the VT average |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$891±$266 28% below VT |
$895±$691Highest 27% below VT |
| Highgate and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$3,624Highest 28% below VT |
$3,384 33% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
74.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin and Barton 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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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.