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Richford vs Bakersfield vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Richford has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Richford | Bakersfield | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,467 |
1,109Lowest |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 39±3.6Lowest 10% below VT |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Richford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Richford and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±3.6 VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,853±$13kLowest 30% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,160±$66 6% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,300Lowest 35% below VT |
$3,823Highest 24% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±15.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Richford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 18% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Richford Junior/Senior High School | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1Lowest |
— | 10.4Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.