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Enosburgh vs Middlebury

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 kids (21% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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.

MeasureEnosburghMiddlebury
People
Population
2,804Lowest
9,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.6±3.9Highest
6% below VT
31.8±3.7Lowest
26% below VT
Kids under 18
21%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.6%±1.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
20.7%±2.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
Middlebury 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%
55.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Lowest
VT: 7%
32.6%±1.1Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below VT
$86,169±$16kHighest
6% above VT
Middlebury 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±$39kLowest
30% below VT
$409,700±$30kHighest
29% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,156±$113Highest
6% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,624Lowest
28% below VT
$6,868Highest
36% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
50.9%±14.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
Middlebury 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%
10.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
65.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
16 minLowest
33% below VT
Work from home
10.1%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.8%±4.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #26 of 70 in VT #17 of 70 in VT
School district Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Middlebury Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4Lowest
12.6Highest
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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.