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Surry vs Enosburgh vs Keene

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Surry has the highest household income ($110k).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Keene has the most renters (44.9% rent).

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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.

MeasureSurryEnosburghKeene
People
Population
1,052Lowest
2,804
22,939Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.7±5.1Highest
15% above U.S.
40.6±3.9
4% above U.S.
37.6±2.3Lowest
3% below U.S.
Surry and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.8%±6.2
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Enosburgh and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.5%±1.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Surry and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.6%±6.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.8%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Keene and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$110,125±$25kHighest
36% above U.S.
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below U.S.
$78,445±$8k
about the U.S. average
Surry and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$331,400±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$223,100±$39kLowest
33% below U.S.
$252,500±$12k
24% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,955±$374Highest
38% above U.S.
$852±$87Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,342±$68
5% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,384
105% above U.S.
$3,624Lowest
16% above U.S.
$6,812Highest
118% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±74.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.5%±6.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Enosburgh and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
17% below U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
17 minLowest
35% below U.S.
Work from home
16%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.6%±2.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Surry and Keene 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 #81 of 120 in NH
School district — Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Keene School District
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Keene High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4Lowest
12.3Highest
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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.