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Enosburgh vs Windsor vs Fair Haven

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Windsor has the highest household income ($104k).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).

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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.

MeasureEnosburghWindsorFair Haven
People
Population
2,804Highest
254Lowest
2,724
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+0.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.6±3.9Highest
4% above U.S.
40.2±18.8
3% above U.S.
39.2±7.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
Enosburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.9%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.4%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Fair Haven and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.1%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Enosburgh and Fair Haven 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 U.S.
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
$62,404±$16kLowest
23% below U.S.
Windsor 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±$39k
33% below U.S.
$337,500±$40kHighest
about the U.S. average
$176,500±$14kLowest
47% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$852±$87Highest
40% below U.S.
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$830±$116Lowest
41% below U.S.
Enosburgh and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,624
16% above U.S.
$3,381Lowest
8% above U.S.
$3,865Highest
24% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.9%±20.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
21% above U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
31 minLowest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
10.1%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.3%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor 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 — #66 of 70 in VT
School district Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 — Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School — Fair Haven Union Middle and High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.4Lowest
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12.8Highest
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U.S. 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.