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Clarendon vs Enosburgh vs Shrewsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Shrewsbury has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Clarendon | Enosburgh | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
2,804Highest |
1,237Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.3±5.6 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Shrewsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Shrewsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$91,250±$23kHighest 12% above VT |
| Shrewsbury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$331,900±$52kHighest 5% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 11% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,438±$380Highest 17% above VT |
| Shrewsbury and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740 26% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,350Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Shrewsbury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Enosburgh 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.