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Highgate vs Enosburgh vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the oldest population (median age 44).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Highgate | Enosburgh | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528 |
2,804Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
| Middlebury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.4 |
12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.