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Addison vs Enosburgh vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% under 18).
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 | Addison | Enosburgh | Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
2,804Highest |
1,070Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$945±$46 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 18% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Addison 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 | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.