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Enosburgh vs Cabot vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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.
| Measure | Enosburgh | Cabot | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
1,579Lowest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
| Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 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+ | 17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 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 | $63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% 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 | $223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Cabot 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 |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest 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 | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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.