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Enosburgh vs Proctor vs Troy vs Windham

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).
Troy has the oldest population (median age 44.5).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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.

MeasureEnosburghProctorTroyWindham
People
Population
2,804Highest
1,794
1,749
594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.6%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
44.5±5.7Highest
3% above VT
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
Troy and Windham 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%
21.4%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Proctor and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.9%±3.3
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
17.7%±3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windham and Proctor 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%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
20.2%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
2.7%±1.4
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
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±$12k
9% below VT
$87,938±$11k
8% above VT
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
Windham and Troy 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
$233,200±$21k
26% below VT
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$852±$87
31% below VT
$1,029±$202Highest
17% below VT
$646±$323Lowest
48% below VT
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Proctor and Enosburgh 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
$4,032
20% below VT
$3,644
28% below VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±11.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2
VT: 48.4%
30.8%±26.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
Enosburgh and Windham 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%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.6%
VT: 73.2%
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
24 min
about the VT average
27 min
14% above VT
Work from home
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6
VT: 16.9%
7.8%±2.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Highest
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 Troy School District —
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.