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Windsor 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
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Wallingford has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Windsor | Enosburgh | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
2,804Highest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
45.9±10.8Highest 6% above VT |
| Wallingford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
| Windsor and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Enosburgh and Wallingford 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #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.