Compare towns
Cabot vs Proctor vs Enosburgh vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Cabot | Proctor | Enosburgh | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
1,794 |
2,804Highest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
| Danville and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
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| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Danville 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 | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.