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Enosburgh vs Barre vs Bakersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Barre has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Enosburgh | Barre | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804 |
8,412Highest |
1,109Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
| Bakersfield and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Bakersfield 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% |
19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
| Bakersfield 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 |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Barre 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 |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 36% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Barre 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.