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Enosburgh vs Roxbury 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).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Roxbury | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
942Lowest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
| Bakersfield 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Roxbury 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% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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 |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Roxbury 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 |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Roxbury 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 |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Roxbury 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 |
$4,284Highest 15% below VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Bakersfield 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 36% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield 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 | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — | 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.