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Enosburgh vs Kirby vs Victory
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1972).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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 | Kirby | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
756 |
53Lowest |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby 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% |
19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Kirby 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% |
32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,828±$17kHighest 21% below VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
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| Enosburgh and Kirby 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 |
$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
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| Kirby 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 |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
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| Kirby and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624 28% below VT |
$4,597Highest 9% below VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 36% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby 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.