What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).

Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Enosburgh	Barnet
People
Population	2,804Highest	1,855Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-2.6% VT: +2.8%
Median age	40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT	47.7±5.3Highest 11% above VT
	Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%	21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4%	28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%	35.6%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT	$67,386±$15kHighest 17% below VT
	Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT	$247,900±$24kHighest 22% below VT
	Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT	$974±$72Highest 21% below VT
	Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,624Lowest 28% below VT	$4,489Highest 11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4%	59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4%
	Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%	79.9%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 36% above VT	28 minLowest 17% above VT
Work from home	10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%	13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9%
	Barnet and Enosburgh 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	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.4	—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.