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Bennington vs Enosburgh vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Montgomery has the most expensive homes ($323k 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 | Bennington | Enosburgh | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
2,804 |
1,047Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51.5±11.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Montgomery and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$63,828±$17kHighest 21% below VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$323,200±$45kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$868±$209 30% below VT |
| Bennington and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,326 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Montgomery and Bennington 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.