Compare towns
Swanton vs Bakersfield vs Enosburg Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Swanton has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Enosburg Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Swanton | Bakersfield | Enosburg Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,670Highest |
1,109Lowest |
1,570 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.8±4.7 12% below VT |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
37.3±2.9Lowest 13% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
15.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
7.1%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,607±$27k 18% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$50,870±$17kLowest 37% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,000±$15k 28% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$206,500±$38kLowest 35% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$832±$247Lowest 33% below VT |
| Swanton and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,370Highest 13% below VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
$3,475Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±21.6 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
60.5%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburg Falls and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 24 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 9% below VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
32 min 34% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
3%±2.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.