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Enosburgh vs Middlebury vs Fair Haven
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%).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
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.
| Measure | Enosburgh | Middlebury | Fair Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804 |
9,175Highest |
2,724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9Highest 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
39.2±7.6 9% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Fair Haven 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Fair Haven 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% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury and Fair Haven 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% |
23.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below 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±$39k 30% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87 31% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,865 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT | #66 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Middlebury Union High School | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
12.6 |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.