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Berkshire vs Proctor vs Enosburg Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berkshire has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Enosburg Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Berkshire | Proctor | Enosburg Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,745 |
1,794Highest |
1,570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.6±6.9Lowest 27% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
37.3±2.9 13% below VT |
| Proctor and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Berkshire and Enosburg Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.7%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
15.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
7.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburg Falls and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,406±$21k 12% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$50,870±$17kLowest 37% below VT |
| Proctor and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$26kHighest 23% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$206,500±$38kLowest 35% below VT |
| Berkshire and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,525±$267Highest 24% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$832±$247Lowest 33% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,545 30% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,475Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±52.6 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
60.5%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburg Falls and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
19.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 min 34% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
3%±2.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Berkshire and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.