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Northfield vs Enosburgh vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northfield has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Northfield | Enosburgh | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,920Highest |
2,804Lowest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 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+ | 20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,018±$207Highest 18% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
| Northfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 16% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Northfield 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 | #42 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Northfield Middle/High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
10.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.