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Derry vs Enosburgh vs Fair Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derry has the most expensive homes ($432k median).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k 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.
| Measure | Derry | Enosburgh | Fair Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
2,804 |
2,724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 4% above U.S. |
40.6±3.9Highest 4% above U.S. |
39.2±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Enosburgh and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
21%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Enosburgh and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fair Haven and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Derry and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$63,828±$17k 21% below U.S. |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$223,100±$39k 33% below U.S. |
$176,500±$14kLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Highest 9% above U.S. |
$852±$87 40% below U.S. |
$830±$116Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103Highest 160% above U.S. |
$3,624Lowest 16% above U.S. |
$3,865 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Derry and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Derry 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | #26 of 70 in VT | #66 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
10.4Lowest |
12.8 |
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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.