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Enosburgh vs Berkshire vs Highgate
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 affordable homes ($223k median).
Berkshire has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Berkshire | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804 |
1,745Lowest |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
31.6±6.9Lowest 27% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Berkshire and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
14.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1% VT: 43.8% |
22%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Berkshire 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 |
$71,406±$21k 12% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Berkshire 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 |
$244,600±$26k 23% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Berkshire 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 |
$1,525±$267Highest 24% above VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
| Berkshire and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624Highest 28% below VT |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
57.4%±52.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Berkshire and Enosburgh 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% |
14.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
77.3% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 36% above VT |
32 minHighest 37% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Berkshire 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.