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Johnson vs Enosburgh vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Johnson has the youngest population (median age 30.9).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Johnson | Enosburgh | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,450Highest |
2,804Lowest |
3,000 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 30.9±6.5Lowest 28% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
41.6±3.9Highest 3% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Johnson and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,346±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$84,375±$9kHighest 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $169,400±$62kLowest 46% below VT |
$223,100±$39kHighest 30% below VT |
$198,400±$39k 37% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$45 23% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,007±$340Highest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Johnson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,883Highest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Johnson and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 42% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Enosburgh and Johnson 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 | #57 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.