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Fairfield vs Enosburgh vs Williamstown
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 expensive homes ($321k median).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Williamstown has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | Williamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
2,804 |
3,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42±5 about the VT average |
| Fairfield and Williamstown 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% |
19.9%±5.2Lowest 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%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Enosburgh and Williamstown 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% VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
| Williamstown and Fairfield 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 |
$234,900±$24k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
| Williamstown and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,841 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Enosburgh 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Williamstown 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 | #47 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Williamstown Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.