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Enosburgh vs Hyde Park vs Vernon

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 people working from home (10.1%).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Vernon has the most expensive homes ($285k median).

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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.

MeasureEnosburghHyde ParkVernon
People
Population
2,804Highest
513Lowest
2,709
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-0.6%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.6±10.1Highest
about the VT average
42.6±5.4Highest
about the VT average
Kids under 18
21%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±6.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.1%±3.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Hyde Park 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%
16.4%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.8%±2.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Vernon 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%
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
26.6%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
2.1%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
3%±1.7
VT: 7%
Enosburgh and Vernon 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
$89,946±$10kHighest
11% above VT
$85,682±$9k
6% above VT
Hyde Park and Vernon 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
$221,800±$57kLowest
30% below VT
$285,100±$25kHighest
10% below VT
Vernon and Enosburgh 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
$1,306±$285Highest
6% above VT
$1,023±$214
17% below VT
Hyde Park and Vernon 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
$3,893
23% below VT
$5,191Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
42.1%±47.5
VT: 48.4%
26.2%±3.7Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Enosburgh and Hyde Park 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%
6.2%
VT: 10.1%
5.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
79.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
76.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1964Lowest
12 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
26 min
11% above VT
20 minLowest
14% below VT
Work from home
10.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
7.9%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
6.4%±3.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Enosburgh and Hyde Park 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 #59 of 70 in VT #30 of 70 in VT
School district Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 — Vernon School District
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.