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Enosburgh vs Middlebury 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 kids (21% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Vernon has the oldest population (median age 42.6).
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 | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804 |
9,175Highest |
2,709Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% 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%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Vernon 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%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon and Middlebury 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% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Middlebury 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±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
| Middlebury 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| 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.