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Enosburgh vs Gray vs Bakersfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).

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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.

MeasureEnosburghGrayBakersfield
People
Population
2,804
8,429Highest
1,109Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.6±3.9Lowest
4% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
46.4±8Highest
19% above U.S.
Bakersfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
13.6%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Enosburgh and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
21.2%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bakersfield and Gray 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
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
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 U.S.
$95,236±$8kHighest
18% above U.S.
$83,462±$18k
3% above U.S.
Gray and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$223,100±$39kLowest
33% below U.S.
$363,700±$20kHighest
9% above U.S.
$271,300±$19k
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$852±$87Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,200±$327
15% below U.S.
Gray and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,624Lowest
16% above U.S.
$3,683
18% above U.S.
$3,823Highest
23% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
18.8%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
21% above U.S.
29 minLowest
8% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
10.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Bakersfield and Gray 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 #10 of 133 in ME —
School district Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Gray-New Gloucester High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4Lowest
12.5Highest
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U.S. 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.