Compare towns
Bridgewater vs Enosburgh vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 57.1).
Enosburgh has the oldest housing (typical home built 1972).
Franklin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Bridgewater | Enosburgh | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,590 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
21.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Franklin and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3k 13% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$79,917±$21kHighest about the VT average |
| Franklin and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$247,400±$66kHighest 22% below VT |
| Franklin and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$891±$266Highest 28% below VT |
| Franklin and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418 32% below VT |
$3,624Highest 28% below VT |
$3,384Lowest 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
74.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin and Bridgewater 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 | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.