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Walden vs Fairfield vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($321k median).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
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 | Walden | Fairfield | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,037Lowest |
1,938 |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Walden and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Walden and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$136 27% below VT |
$1,056±$441Highest 14% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Fairfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 22% below VT |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | 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.