Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Enosburgh vs Highgate vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Ira 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 | Mount Tabor | Enosburgh | Highgate | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,804 |
3,528Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Highgate and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Mount Tabor 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.