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Windham vs Enosburgh vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Wallingford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Windham | Enosburgh | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
2,804Highest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
45.9±10.8Highest 6% above VT |
| Wallingford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wallingford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Windham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$891±$95Highest 28% below VT |
| Wallingford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school 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.