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Chittenden vs Enosburgh vs West Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
West Windsor has the most expensive homes ($394k 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 | Chittenden | Enosburgh | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
2,804Highest |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Chittenden and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| West Windsor and Chittenden 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 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| 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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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.