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Enosburgh vs Fairfield vs Mendon
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 affordable homes ($223k median).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Fairfield | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
1,938 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Fairfield 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% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Fairfield 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 VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Fairfield 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 |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | #26 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.