What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most homeowners (75.7%).

Hancock has the most renters (40.5% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Enosburgh	Hancock
People
Population	2,804Highest	435Lowest
Median age	40.6±3.9Highest 6% below VT	33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT
	Enosburgh and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9%	17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Enosburgh and Hancock 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%	19.8%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4%
	Hancock and Enosburgh 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%	34.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	3.7%±3.6Lowest VT: 7%
	Enosburgh and Hancock 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	$76,250±$34kHighest 6% below VT
	Hancock 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±$39kHighest 30% below VT	$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT
	Enosburgh and Hancock 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	$939±$19Highest 24% below VT
	Hancock and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,624Highest 28% below VT	$3,511Lowest 30% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4%	3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	13.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Highest VT: 73.2%	59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972 4 yrs older than VT	1972 4 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 36% above VT	28 minLowest 17% above VT
Work from home	10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%	11.7%±5Highest VT: 16.9%
	Hancock 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	—
High school in town	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School	—
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.