Compare towns
Kirby vs Enosburgh vs Ryegate
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).
Ryegate has the shortest commute (28 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 | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
41.2±2.6Highest 4% below VT |
| Ryegate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ryegate and Kirby 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% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$66,484±$15kHighest 18% below VT |
| Ryegate 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±$39k 30% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Kirby and Enosburgh 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 |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
| Kirby and Ryegate 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 |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest 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.