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Windsor vs Enosburgh vs Highgate vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Windsor | Enosburgh | Highgate | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
2,804 |
3,528 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Highgate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Windsor 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT | #61 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.