What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).

Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Mount Tabor	Enosburgh
People
Population	304Lowest	2,804Highest
Median age	57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT	40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT
Kids under 18	10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9%
Age 65+	42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4%	17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.9%Highest VT: 43.8%	20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7%	5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Enosburgh and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$63,828±$17k 21% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT	$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT	$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,233Highest 4% above VT	$3,624Lowest 28% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4%
	Enosburgh and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11%Lowest VT: 10.1%	13.9%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT	1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	46 minHighest 94% above VT	32 minLowest 36% above VT
Work from home	10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9%	10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Mount Tabor 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
School district	—	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88
High school in town	—	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School
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.