What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).

Waltham has the most people working from home (20.6%).

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	Waltham
People
Population	2,804Highest	452Lowest
Median age	40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT	60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT
Kids under 18	21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9%	12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Enosburgh and Waltham 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%	45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%	39%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Enosburgh and Waltham 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	$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT	$329,700±$51kHighest 4% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT	$1,096±$113Highest 11% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,624Lowest 28% below VT	$5,714Highest 13% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4%	29.2%±58.6Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Enosburgh and Waltham 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%	5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%	86.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 36% above VT	28 minLowest 18% above VT
Work from home	10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%	20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9%
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.