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Enosburgh vs Dover vs Morgan vs Fair Haven

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 renters (24.3% rent).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Morgan has the highest household income ($91k).
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.

MeasureEnosburghDoverMorganFair Haven
People
Population
2,804Highest
1,466
827Lowest
2,724
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+60%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-14.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.1%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.6±3.9
6% below VT
53.5±8.3Highest
24% above VT
40.9±6.4
5% below VT
39.2±7.6Lowest
9% below VT
Dover and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±5.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.5%±4.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±5.1
VT: 17.9%
Morgan and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.5%±6.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
27.7%±6.6
VT: 21.4%
18.4%±4.5
VT: 21.4%
Dover and Morgan 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%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34%
VT: 43.8%
23.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
2.5%±2.9
VT: 7%
1.3%±1Lowest
VT: 7%
4.1%±2.9
VT: 7%
Enosburgh and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,828±$17k
21% below VT
$52,313±$7kLowest
36% below VT
$91,250±$25kHighest
12% above VT
$62,404±$16k
23% below VT
Morgan 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±$39k
30% below VT
$332,900±$55kHighest
5% above VT
$311,300±$66k
about the VT average
$176,500±$14kLowest
44% below VT
Dover and Morgan 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
$1,112±$64Highest
10% below VT
$830±$116
33% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,624
28% below VT
$4,510Highest
10% below VT
$3,426Lowest
32% below VT
$3,865
23% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
38.1%±17.2
VT: 48.4%
0%±40.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
50.9%±20.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
Fair Haven and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.9%
VT: 10.1%
7.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10%
VT: 10.1%
18.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
81.1%
VT: 73.2%
84.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
80.6%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1984Highest
8 yrs newer than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
27 min
15% above VT
31 min
31% above VT
Work from home
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
23.2%±11.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
22.4%±6.5
VT: 16.9%
4.3%±2.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Dover and Morgan 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 — — #66 of 70 in VT
School district Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 River Valleys Unified School District #73 — Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School None in town — Fair Haven Union Middle and High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4Lowest
— —
12.8Highest
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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.