Compare towns
Enfield vs Johnson vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the highest household income ($95k).
Johnson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
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 | Enfield | Johnson | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475 |
3,450Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
30.9±6.5Lowest 21% below U.S. |
38.7±2 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Johnson and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.8%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$55,346±$14kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$169,400±$62kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Highest 16% below U.S. |
$948±$45Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
| Enfield and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Highest 99% above U.S. |
$3,310Lowest 6% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±20.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Johnson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans and Enfield 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #57 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.