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Enosburgh vs Proctor vs Rochester

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).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).

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.

MeasureEnosburghProctorRochester
People
Population
2,804Highest
1,794
1,389Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
53.3±7.6Highest
24% above VT
Rochester and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
21.8%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.4%±3.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Proctor and Enosburgh 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%
22.4%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
31.5%±3.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
49%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
0.4%±0.6Lowest
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
$74,167±$12kHighest
9% below VT
$72,676±$8k
11% below VT
Proctor and Rochester 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
$209,900±$17kLowest
34% below VT
$253,600±$81kHighest
20% below VT
Rochester 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
$929±$158
25% below VT
Proctor and Rochester 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
$4,032Highest
20% below VT
$3,977
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
62.4%±27.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Rochester and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
16.2%
VT: 10.1%
18.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972Highest
4 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1967
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
27 min
17% above VT
Work from home
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
40.8%±27.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Rochester 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 Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81
High school in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Proctor Junior/Senior High School None in town
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.