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Danville vs Enosburgh vs Wheelock
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 expensive homes ($276k median).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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 | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
2,804Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Wheelock 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 |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
| Danville and Wheelock 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±$39k 30% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Danville and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87 31% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Highest 14% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Danville 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.