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Fair Haven vs Georgia vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Georgia has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
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 | Fair Haven | Georgia | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,724Lowest |
4,890Highest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
40.1±4.5 7% below VT |
40.6±3.9Highest 6% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Georgia and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.1%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| 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+ | 23.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| 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 | $62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$105,011±$9kHighest 29% above VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$360,300±$26kHighest 14% above VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
| Georgia and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,865 23% below VT |
$4,713Highest 6% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% VT: 73.2% |
96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
26 minLowest 9% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.7%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 70 in VT | #28 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Georgia School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.