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Highgate vs Enosburgh vs Newark
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 most expensive homes ($281k median).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Newark has the most homeowners (90.8%).
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 | Highgate | Enosburgh | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
2,804 |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
| Highgate and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Enosburgh 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% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Newark 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% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Highgate and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,771Highest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Highgate 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% VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 32% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Newark 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 | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 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.