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Orleans vs Whiting vs Enosburg Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Whiting has the highest household income ($91k).
Enosburg Falls has the most homeowners (70%).
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 | Orleans | Whiting | Enosburg Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809 |
532Lowest |
1,570Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.7±5.8Highest 3% below VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
37.3±2.9Lowest 13% below VT |
| Orleans and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburg Falls and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
15.7%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Orleans and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
15.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
7.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburg Falls and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$50,870±$17kLowest 37% below VT |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$206,500±$38k 35% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$832±$247 33% below VT |
| Whiting and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$3,475 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
60.5%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburg Falls and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
19.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
70%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 33% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
32 minHighest 34% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
3%±2.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.