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Sheffield vs Enosburgh vs Belvidere

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Belvidere has the highest household income ($82k).

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.

MeasureSheffieldEnosburghBelvidere
People
Population
190Lowest
2,804Highest
422
Median age
32.5±2.3Lowest
25% below VT
40.6±3.9
6% below VT
40.7±6.5Highest
6% below VT
Belvidere and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
34.7%±13.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
21%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22%±4
VT: 17.9%
Sheffield and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.2%±14
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Enosburgh and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
20.1%
VT: 43.8%
35.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±5.8
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
Enosburgh and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$65,795±$12k
19% below VT
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below VT
$81,563±$18kHighest
about the VT average
Belvidere and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$122,700±$70kLowest
61% below VT
$223,100±$39k
30% below VT
$239,200±$51kHighest
24% below VT
Belvidere and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$563
about the VT average
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
Belvidere and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,714Lowest
66% below VT
$3,624
28% below VT
$3,908Highest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.4%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
VT: 10.1%
13.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.3%
VT: 73.2%
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
12% below VT
32 min
36% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
8.6%±6.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6
VT: 16.9%
Enosburgh and Belvidere 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.