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Berkshire vs Enosburgh vs Hardwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berkshire has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Hardwick has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Berkshire | Enosburgh | Hardwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,745Lowest |
2,804 |
2,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.6±6.9Lowest 27% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
47.1±7.4Highest 9% above VT |
| Hardwick and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Berkshire and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,406±$21k 12% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
| Hardwick and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$26kHighest 23% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
| Berkshire and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,525±$267Highest 24% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$875±$406 29% below VT |
| Berkshire and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$4,351Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±52.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Berkshire and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
29 minLowest 23% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
| Berkshire and Hardwick 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | #68 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Hazen Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.