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Corinth vs Enosburgh vs Hampton vs Walden

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Walden has the most expensive homes ($239k median).

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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.

MeasureCorinthEnosburghHamptonWalden
People
Population
1,539
2,804Highest
1,145
1,037Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-8.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6
24% above U.S.
40.6±3.9Lowest
4% above U.S.
43.1±14.7
11% above U.S.
48.8±3.2Highest
25% above U.S.
Walden and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.9%±6.9
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Enosburgh and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.6%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Corinth and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
15.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Enosburgh and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29kHighest
10% above U.S.
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below U.S.
$73,796±$8k
9% below U.S.
$88,000±$15k
9% above U.S.
Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34k
36% below U.S.
$223,100±$39k
33% below U.S.
$166,800±$10kLowest
50% below U.S.
$238,900±$23kHighest
28% below U.S.
Walden and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510Highest
10% below U.S.
$852±$87Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,264±$375
11% below U.S.
$900±$136
36% below U.S.
Corinth and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,584
15% above U.S.
$3,624
16% above U.S.
$3,007Lowest
4% below U.S.
$3,944Highest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
13.2%±25.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Walden and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
32 min
21% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
7.8%±8.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Walden 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 — Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4
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U.S. 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.