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Pendleton vs Enosburgh vs Castleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pendleton has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Pendleton | Enosburgh | Castleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034Highest |
2,804Lowest |
4,453 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 20% above U.S. |
40.6±3.9 4% above U.S. |
38.3±4.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Pendleton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pendleton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pendleton and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
19.3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$73,854±$23k 9% below U.S. |
| Pendleton and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kHighest 12% below U.S. |
$223,100±$39kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$224,800±$71k 32% below U.S. |
| Pendleton and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119 30% below U.S. |
$852±$87Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,137±$195Highest 20% below U.S. |
| Castleton and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest 112% above U.S. |
$3,624 16% above U.S. |
$3,167Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±11.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.7%±21.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Castleton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pendleton 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #26 of 70 in VT | #39 of 70 in VT |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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U.S. 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.