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Danube vs Enosburgh vs Minden

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danube has the most kids (30.9% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Minden has the most affordable homes ($91k median).

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.

MeasureDanubeEnosburghMinden
People
Population
888Lowest
2,804
4,181Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.2±5Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.6±3.9Highest
4% above U.S.
38.4±8.1
about the U.S. average
Enosburgh and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
30.9%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.6%±5.5
U.S.: 22%
Danube and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±1.9
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Enosburgh and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
19.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,917±$23kHighest
16% below U.S.
$63,828±$17k
21% below U.S.
$44,195±$10kLowest
45% below U.S.
Danube and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$144,600±$24k
57% below U.S.
$223,100±$39kHighest
33% below U.S.
$90,500±$9kLowest
73% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$566Highest
20% below U.S.
$852±$87
40% below U.S.
$718±$99Lowest
49% below U.S.
Danube and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,850Lowest
9% below U.S.
$3,624Highest
16% above U.S.
$3,180
about the U.S. average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
24%±98.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
49.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Minden and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
18%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
6.5%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.5%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Enosburgh and Danube 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 #320 of 484 in NY
School district — Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4Highest
9.1Lowest
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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.