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Fair Haven vs Nanticoke vs Enosburgh

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fair Haven has the most homeowners (80.6%).
Nanticoke has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).

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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.

MeasureFair HavenNanticokeEnosburgh
People
Population
2,724
1,683Lowest
2,804Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.2±7.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.5±6.4Highest
7% above U.S.
40.6±3.9
4% above U.S.
Nanticoke and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.6%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Nanticoke and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.4%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Nanticoke and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
15.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.1%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Highest
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
$62,404±$16kLowest
23% below U.S.
$69,432±$13kHighest
14% below U.S.
$63,828±$17k
21% below U.S.
Nanticoke and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$176,500±$14k
47% below U.S.
$157,100±$32kLowest
53% below U.S.
$223,100±$39kHighest
33% below U.S.
Enosburgh and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$830±$116Lowest
41% below U.S.
$941±$314Highest
33% below U.S.
$852±$87
40% below U.S.
Nanticoke and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,865Highest
24% above U.S.
$3,171Lowest
about the U.S. average
$3,624
16% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.9%±20.9
U.S.: 51.1%
57.4%±37.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Nanticoke and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
18.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
17% above U.S.
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
4.3%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
5%±4.9
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Enosburgh and Nanticoke 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 #66 of 70 in VT — #26 of 70 in VT
School district Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 — Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88
High school in town Fair Haven Union Middle and High School — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
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10.4Lowest
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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.