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Enosburgh vs Exeter vs Swanton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most homeowners (75.7%).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($457k median).
Swanton has the most kids (24.3% under 18).

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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.

MeasureEnosburghExeterSwanton
People
Population
2,804
16,151Highest
2,670Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+12.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.6±3.9
4% above U.S.
45.8±2.3Highest
18% above U.S.
37.8±4.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
Exeter and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
17%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.3%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Swanton 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
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Exeter and Swanton 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
U.S.: 35.7%
59.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Exeter and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below U.S.
$110,346±$13kHighest
37% above U.S.
$66,607±$27k
17% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$223,100±$39kLowest
33% below U.S.
$456,600±$21kHighest
37% above U.S.
$229,000±$15k
31% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$852±$87Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,856±$223Highest
31% above U.S.
$1,238±$103
12% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,624Lowest
16% above U.S.
$8,814Highest
183% above U.S.
$4,370
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
59%±11.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±21.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Exeter and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
20.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
25 min
6% below U.S.
21 minLowest
19% below U.S.
Work from home
10.1%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
19.9%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.4%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #26 of 70 in VT #22 of 120 in NH —
School district Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District —
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Exeter High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4Lowest
12.1Highest
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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.