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Enosburgh vs Calais vs Fair Haven 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 renters (24.3% rent).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Highgate has the oldest population (median age 44).
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 | Calais | Fair Haven | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,804 |
1,713Lowest |
2,724 |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Calais 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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais 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% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Calais 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.7% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais 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±$17k 21% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
| Calais and Highgate 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 |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87 31% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
| Calais and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624 28% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,865 23% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Calais 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
31 minLowest 31% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Highgate 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
— | 12.8Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.