Compare towns
Kirby vs Enosburgh vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Kirby | Enosburgh | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
2,804Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
40.6±3.9Highest 6% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
| Roxbury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597Highest 9% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and Enosburgh 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 | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.