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Williston 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
Williston has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Williston | Fairfield | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
1,938Lowest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Williston and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Lowest 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+ | 21%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Williston and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Williston and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Williston and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±17.4 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 70 in VT | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | 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.