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Enosburgh vs Dover vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Middlebury has the highest household income ($86k).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Enosburgh | Dover | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804 |
1,466Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Middlebury and Dover 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 |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.