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Brunswick vs Enosburgh vs Proctor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 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.

MeasureBrunswickEnosburghProctor
People
Population
109Lowest
2,804Highest
1,794
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.5±13.8Highest
33% above VT
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
Brunswick and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.9%±24.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
21%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.8%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
Brunswick and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.4%±25.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
Brunswick and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±11
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Enosburgh and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,125±$33kHighest
58% above VT
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below VT
$74,167±$12k
9% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$228,100±$52kHighest
28% below VT
$223,100±$39k
30% below VT
$209,900±$17kLowest
34% below VT
Brunswick and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,029±$202Highest
17% below VT
Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,472Lowest
51% below VT
$3,624
28% below VT
$4,032Highest
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
13.9%
VT: 10.1%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
same as VT
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
76% above VT
32 min
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
10.5%±15.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Brunswick 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 — #26 of 70 in VT —
School district — Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Proctor Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4Highest
8.7Lowest
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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.