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Sutton vs Enosburgh vs Halifax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Sutton | Enosburgh | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
2,804Highest |
847 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Sutton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Halifax and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$18kHighest 12% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$63,889±$7k 21% below VT |
| Sutton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$267,500±$21kHighest 16% below VT |
| Halifax and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$875±$154Highest 29% below VT |
| Halifax and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975 21% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,991Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 26% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Halifax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| 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.