What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).

Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Enosburgh	Kirby
People
Population	2,804Highest	756Lowest
Median age	40.6±3.9Highest 6% below VT	38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT
	Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%	30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Kirby 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%	19.2%±5.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Kirby 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%Lowest VT: 43.8%	32.4%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	4.6%±3.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,828±$17kHighest 21% below VT	$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT
	Enosburgh and Kirby 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	$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT
	Kirby and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT	$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average
	Kirby and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,624Lowest 28% below VT	$4,597Highest 9% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4%	25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%	21.3%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%	93.5%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT	1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 36% above VT	34 minHighest 43% above VT
Work from home	10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%	20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9%
	Kirby and Enosburgh 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	—
High school in town	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School	—
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.