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Enosburgh vs Marshfield 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 renters (24.3% rent).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Vernon has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Marshfield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
1,863Lowest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
42.6±5.4Highest about the VT average |
| Vernon 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 VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield 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% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest 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% |
38.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest 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±$17k 21% below VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
| Vernon 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±$39k 30% below VT |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% 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 |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
| Marshfield 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 |
$3,668 27% below VT |
$5,191Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 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.