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Enosburgh vs Richford vs Wheelock
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 expensive homes ($223k median).
Richford has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Richford | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
2,467 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
39±3.6Lowest 10% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Richford 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% |
23.4%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Richford 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% |
20.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
6.4%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Richford and Enosburgh 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 |
$56,853±$13kLowest 30% below VT |
$64,792±$20kHighest 20% below VT |
| Wheelock 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±$39kHighest 30% below VT |
$176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Wheelock 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 |
$1,160±$66Highest 6% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624Highest 28% below VT |
$3,300 35% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
55.1%±15.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Richford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% VT: 73.2% |
70.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock 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 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Richford Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.