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Vernon vs Calais vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k 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 | Vernon | Calais | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,709 |
1,713Lowest |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±5.4Highest about the VT average |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Vernon and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Calais and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$214 17% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Calais and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,191 3% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 70 in VT | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.