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Coventry 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
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Enosburgh has the shortest commute (32 min average).
Montgomery has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Coventry | Enosburgh | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51.5±11.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Montgomery and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$63,828±$17kHighest 21% below VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$323,200±$45kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$868±$209Highest 30% below VT |
| Montgomery and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$4,326Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
32 minLowest 36% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Montgomery 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 | Coventry School District | 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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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.