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Eden vs Highgate vs Enosburg Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eden has the highest household income ($84k).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Enosburg Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Eden | Highgate | Enosburg Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,570 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.9 13% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
37.3±2.9Lowest 13% below VT |
| Highgate and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburg Falls and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.7%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
15.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburg Falls and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,578±$8kHighest about the VT average |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$50,870±$17kLowest 37% below VT |
| Eden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$206,500±$38kLowest 35% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$832±$247Lowest 33% below VT |
| Eden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,558Highest 29% below VT |
$3,475 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
60.5%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburg Falls and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
19.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 63% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
32 min 34% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
3%±2.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Eden 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 | — |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.