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Roxbury vs Highgate vs Enosburgh vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Roxbury | Highgate | Enosburgh | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,804 |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Highgate and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Highgate and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Highest 23% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Roxbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Highest 15% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.