Compare towns
Highgate vs Proctor vs Randolph vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Proctor has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Highgate | Proctor | Randolph | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528 |
1,794Lowest |
4,843Highest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
| Highgate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 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+ | 22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Highgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Highgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Randolph and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Randolph 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Randolph Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
8.7Lowest |
9.4 |
10.4Highest |
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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.