Compare towns
Highgate vs Plainfield vs Enosburgh vs Wallingford
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 highest household income ($81k).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Wallingford has the most homeowners (82.5%).
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 | Plainfield | Enosburgh | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,314Lowest |
2,804 |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4 about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Plainfield and Wallingford 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wallingford and Highgate 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Highgate and Wallingford 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Plainfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
| Plainfield 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 |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield 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 | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.