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Vernon vs Northfield 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).
Northfield has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | Northfield | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,709Lowest |
5,920Highest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±5.4Highest about the VT average |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
| Vernon and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Vernon 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% |
20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon and Northfield 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% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Vernon and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$25kHighest 10% below VT |
$274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Vernon and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$214Highest 17% below VT |
$1,018±$207 18% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Vernon and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,191Highest 3% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield 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% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Northfield and Enosburgh 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 | #30 of 70 in VT | #42 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | Northfield Middle/High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.