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Guildhall vs Enosburgh vs Proctor vs Northumberland

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Proctor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Northumberland has the most affordable homes ($120k median).

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.

MeasureGuildhallEnosburghProctorNorthumberland
People
Population
371Lowest
2,804Highest
1,794
1,815
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8
10% above U.S.
40.6±3.9Lowest
4% above U.S.
42.4±6.4
9% above U.S.
45.7±6.2Highest
17% above U.S.
Northumberland and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.4%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Guildhall and Northumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
17.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
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
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$63,828±$17k
21% below U.S.
$74,167±$12k
8% below U.S.
$40,268±$7kLowest
50% below U.S.
Guildhall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62kHighest
3% below U.S.
$223,100±$39k
33% below U.S.
$209,900±$17k
37% below U.S.
$120,100±$15kLowest
64% below U.S.
Guildhall and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$852±$87
40% below U.S.
$1,029±$202Highest
27% below U.S.
$1,018±$96
28% below U.S.
Proctor and Northumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Highest
48% above U.S.
$3,624
16% above U.S.
$4,032
29% above U.S.
$2,794Lowest
10% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
74.7%±6.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Northumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
23.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958
22 yrs older than U.S.
1972Highest
8 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1960
20 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
22 min
16% below U.S.
18 minLowest
32% below U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Northumberland 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 Northumberland School District
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Proctor Junior/Senior High School Groveton High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4Highest
8.7
8.6Lowest
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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.