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Roxbury vs Enosburgh vs Ryegate

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k 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.

MeasureRoxburyEnosburghRyegate
People
Population
942Lowest
2,804Highest
1,059
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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-0.8%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
35.6±11.7Lowest
17% below VT
40.6±3.9
6% below VT
41.2±2.6Highest
4% below VT
Ryegate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
30.6%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
21%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
23.2%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.1%±1.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Ryegate and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
29.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.4Lowest
VT: 7%
Enosburgh and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,214±$22kHighest
10% below VT
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below VT
$66,484±$15k
18% below VT
Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,600±$55kHighest
23% below VT
$223,100±$39k
30% below VT
$219,300±$32kLowest
31% below VT
Roxbury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$495Highest
23% below VT
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$908±$236
26% below VT
Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,284Highest
15% below VT
$3,624
28% below VT
$3,472Lowest
31% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
55.9%±29.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
Ryegate and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
27.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
13.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%Highest
VT: 73.2%
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
84.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
2 yrs older than VT
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1949Lowest
27 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
12% above VT
32 minHighest
36% above VT
28 min
18% above VT
Work from home
5.2%±3.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
8.2%±3.7
VT: 16.9%
Enosburgh and Ryegate 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 —
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School —
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.