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Bellows Falls vs Highgate vs Enosburgh vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most affordable homes ($196k median).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
St. Albans has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Bellows Falls | Highgate | Enosburgh | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,891 |
3,528 |
2,804Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Highgate and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
| Highgate and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| St. Albans and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Highest 12% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and St. Albans 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
10.4 |
11.4Highest |
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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.