Compare towns
Fletcher vs Enosburgh vs Highgate vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Highgate has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Fletcher | Enosburgh | Highgate | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,196 |
2,804 |
3,528Highest |
1,051Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Fletcher and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover 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 | — |
| School district | Fletcher School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.