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Enosburgh vs Wheelock vs Newark
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 renters (24.3% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Newark has the highest household income ($73k).
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 | Wheelock | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
717Lowest |
727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
| Wheelock and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark 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% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Newark 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Wheelock 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 |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$72,929±$7kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newark and Wheelock 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 |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$229,900±$23kHighest 27% below VT |
| Newark and Enosburgh 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 |
— | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624 28% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,771Highest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Newark 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% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Newark 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| 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.