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Mount Tabor vs Enosburgh vs Sheldon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Sheldon has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Enosburgh | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,804Highest |
2,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
| Sheldon and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,286±$379 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,578Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sheldon and Mount Tabor 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school 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.