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Covington vs Enosburgh vs Charleston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Covington has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Charleston has the highest household income ($91k).
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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.
| Measure | Covington | Enosburgh | Charleston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,409 |
2,804Highest |
1,394Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±3.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
40.6±3.9Highest 4% above U.S. |
39.3±5 about the U.S. average |
| Enosburgh and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.7%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Covington and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Enosburgh and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Enosburgh and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,125±$14k 16% below U.S. |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$91,417±$9kHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,300±$17kLowest 52% below U.S. |
$223,100±$39kHighest 33% below U.S. |
$184,200±$23k 45% below U.S. |
| Enosburgh and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$441 37% below U.S. |
$852±$87Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,250±$360Highest 12% below U.S. |
| Charleston and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,750 20% above U.S. |
$3,624Lowest 16% above U.S. |
$4,415Highest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.6%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±11.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±49.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Enosburgh and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Enosburgh and Charleston 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| 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.