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Enosburgh vs Highgate vs Montpelier
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).
Highgate has the most homeowners (80.7%).
Montpelier has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Highgate | Montpelier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Lowest |
3,528 |
8,014Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.3±2.4 about the VT average |
| Highgate and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Montpelier 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montpelier and Highgate 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Montpelier 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 |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$81,030±$6kHighest about the VT average |
| Montpelier 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±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
| Montpelier 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 |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Montpelier 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
6.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | #9 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Montpelier High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.