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Enosburgh vs Eden vs Tunbridge 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 renters (24.3% rent).
Eden has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).

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.

MeasureEnosburghEdenTunbridgeBakersfield
People
Population
2,804Highest
1,351
1,253
1,109Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.1%
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.6±3.9
6% below VT
37.7±1.9Lowest
13% below VT
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
46.4±8Highest
8% above VT
Bakersfield and Tunbridge 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%
20.4%±4.3
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
13.6%±3.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge 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%
11.6%±3.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6
VT: 21.4%
21.2%±3.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bakersfield and Tunbridge 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%
17.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.2%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4
VT: 7%
4.1%±3.8
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Lowest
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
$83,578±$8k
about the VT average
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
$83,462±$18k
about the VT average
Tunbridge and Eden 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
$215,900±$27kLowest
32% below VT
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$271,300±$19k
14% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,300±$441
5% above VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,200±$327
about the VT average
Tunbridge and Eden 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
$3,313Lowest
34% below VT
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
$3,823
24% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
34.3%±39
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
18.8%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge 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%
6.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
77.4%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
94%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1991Highest
15 yrs newer than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
36% above VT
38 minHighest
63% above VT
31 minLowest
31% above VT
33 min
40% above VT
Work from home
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
5.6%±4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
14.2%±7
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Bakersfield 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 Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A First Branch Unified School District #82 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School None in town None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4
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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.