Compare towns
Highgate vs Windsor vs Vernon vs Enosburgh
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | Windsor | Vernon | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528 |
3,554Highest |
2,709Lowest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44±7.4 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Windsor and Highgate 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Vernon 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% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
| Vernon 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$285,100±$25kHighest 10% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Vernon 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 |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Windsor and Vernon 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Windsor 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Windsor 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Vernon School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| 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.