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Bridgewater vs Enosburgh vs Montgomery
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Montgomery has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3kHighest 13% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Bridgewater and Enosburgh 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 |
$323,200±$45kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$868±$209Highest 30% below VT |
| Montgomery and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$4,326Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 min 36% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Montgomery 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| 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.