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Jay 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
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Williamstown has the shortest commute (23 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 | Jay | Enosburgh | Williamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471Lowest |
2,804 |
3,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42±5 about the VT average |
| Jay and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.9%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest 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+ | 45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5Lowest 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 | $74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
| Williamstown and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$234,900±$24kHighest 26% below VT |
| Williamstown and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,841Highest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Lowest 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 | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Williamstown 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 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | 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 History | 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.