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Addison vs Franklin vs Enosburgh
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).
Franklin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
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 | Franklin | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,590 |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin 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% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Franklin and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$79,917±$21k about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Addison and Franklin 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 |
$247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$891±$266 28% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,384Lowest 33% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Franklin 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin 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 | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.