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Windsor vs Enosburgh vs Van Etten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (29.6% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most expensive homes ($223k median).
Van Etten has the most people working from home (10.5%).
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 | Van Etten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,128Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.5±8.2Highest 9% above U.S. |
40.6±3.9Lowest 4% above U.S. |
41.7±4.1 7% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Van Etten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.6%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.3%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Van Etten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Van Etten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Enosburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,794±$12kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$63,828±$17k 21% below U.S. |
$61,620±$6kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,800±$34kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$223,100±$39kHighest 33% below U.S. |
$146,500±$18k 56% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $600±$448Lowest 58% below U.S. |
$852±$87 40% below U.S. |
$1,071±$183Highest 24% below U.S. |
| Van Etten and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,593 15% above U.S. |
$3,624Highest 16% above U.S. |
$3,010Lowest 3% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±11.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.4%±29.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Enosburgh and Van Etten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Van Etten 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 | #47 of 484 in NY | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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U.S. 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.