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Fairfield vs Enosburgh vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Fairfield | Enosburgh | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
2,804Highest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.6±5.4Highest about the VT average |
| Vernon and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Fairfield and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Fairfield and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441Highest 14% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
| Fairfield and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816 4% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,191Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Enosburgh and Fairfield 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 | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None 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.