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Enosburgh vs Fairfax 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).
Fairfax has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Fairfax | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Lowest |
5,226Highest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% 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% |
24%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax 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% |
12.5%±4Lowest 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% |
49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Fairfax 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 |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,080±$131Highest 12% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
| Fairfax 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 |
$5,497Highest 9% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Fairfax 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% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
31 minLowest 31% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax 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 | #36 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Fairfax School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.