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Croydon vs Enosburgh vs Proctor vs Dalton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Croydon has the most expensive homes ($317k median).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Dalton has the shortest commute (20 min average).

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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.

MeasureCroydonEnosburghProctorDalton
People
Population
798Lowest
2,804Highest
1,794
916
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+1.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43±9.1
11% above U.S.
40.6±3.9Lowest
4% above U.S.
42.4±6.4
9% above U.S.
44.5±12.9Highest
14% above U.S.
Dalton and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±11.3
U.S.: 22%
Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.4%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
22.4%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Croydon and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±4.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Enosburgh and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,333±$21kHighest
22% above U.S.
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below U.S.
$74,167±$12k
8% below U.S.
$81,429±$36k
about the U.S. average
Croydon and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$317,300±$33kHighest
5% below U.S.
$223,100±$39k
33% below U.S.
$209,900±$17k
37% below U.S.
$191,400±$68kLowest
42% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$991±$336
30% below U.S.
$852±$87Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,029±$202Highest
27% below U.S.
$900±$825
36% below U.S.
Proctor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806
22% above U.S.
$3,624
16% above U.S.
$4,032Highest
29% above U.S.
$3,561Lowest
14% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
37.3%±16.2
U.S.: 51.1%
57.7%±83.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dalton and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
22 min
16% below U.S.
20 minLowest
25% below U.S.
Work from home
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
5.9%±2.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Enosburgh and Proctor 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 Croydon School District Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 —
High school in town None 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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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.