Compare towns
Coventry vs Enosburgh vs Ryegate
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 most people working from home (10.1%).
Ryegate has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Coventry and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Ryegate 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% |
29.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest 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±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$66,484±$15kHighest 18% below VT |
| Ryegate and Enosburgh 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±$39kHighest 30% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$908±$236Highest 26% below VT |
| Ryegate 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 |
$3,624Highest 28% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate 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% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Enosburgh and Coventry 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| 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.