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Rochester vs Enosburgh vs Townshend
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Townshend has the most expensive homes ($287k median).
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 | Rochester | Enosburgh | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,389Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
| Townshend and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$78,750±$29kHighest 3% below VT |
| Townshend and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$287,200±$79kHighest 9% below VT |
| Townshend and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $929±$158 25% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
| Townshend and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,977 21% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Townshend 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
8.1Lowest |
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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.