What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most expensive homes ($223k median).

Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Enosburgh	Sheffield
People
Population	2,804Highest	190Lowest
Median age	40.6±3.9Highest 6% below VT	32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT
Kids under 18	21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%	34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9%
	Sheffield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4%	13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Enosburgh and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20.1%Highest VT: 43.8%	16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7%
	Enosburgh and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT	$65,795±$12kHighest 19% below VT
	Sheffield 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	$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT
	Enosburgh and Sheffield 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	$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average
	Sheffield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,624Highest 28% below VT	$1,714Lowest 66% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4%	36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Enosburgh and Sheffield 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%	8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%	85.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 36% above VT	21 minLowest 12% below VT
Work from home	10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9%	8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Enosburgh and Sheffield 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	—
High school in town	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School	—
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.