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Calais 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
Calais has the highest household income ($101k).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Montgomery has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Calais | Enosburgh | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
2,804Highest |
1,047Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51.5±11.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Montgomery and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$323,200±$45k about the VT average |
| Calais and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$868±$209 30% below VT |
| Calais and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,326 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 32% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Montgomery 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| 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.