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Danville vs Enosburgh vs Swanton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Swanton has the shortest commute (21 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 | Danville | Enosburgh | Swanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Lowest |
2,804Highest |
2,670 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kHighest 13% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$66,607±$27k 18% below VT |
| Danville and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$229,000±$15k 28% below VT |
| Danville and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,370Highest 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±21.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
64.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1952Lowest 24 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
21 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.4%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Danville 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 | — | 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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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.