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Addison vs Enosburgh vs Shoreham
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 most expensive homes ($362k median).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Shoreham has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51.8±7.2 20% above VT |
| Addison and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Addison 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%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$93,654±$23k 15% above VT |
| Addison and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Addison and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,306±$335 6% above VT |
| Addison and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,713 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest 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% |
8.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Shoreham and Addison 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.