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Newark vs Enosburgh vs Albany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the highest household income ($73k).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Albany has the most people working from home (20%).
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 | Newark | Enosburgh | Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Lowest |
2,804Highest |
934 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6 4% below VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.2Highest about the VT average |
| Albany and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31%±10.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Albany and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±6.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newark and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
6.3%±4.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Albany and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7kHighest 10% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$59,167±$14kLowest 27% below VT |
| Newark and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$231,500±$12kHighest 27% below VT |
| Albany and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,114±$23 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 25% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,093Highest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
44%±65.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Albany and Newark 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None 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.