Compare towns
Highgate vs Proctor vs Walden 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 expensive homes ($281k median).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% 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 | Walden | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,794 |
1,037Lowest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44±7.4 about the VT average |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Walden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest 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%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.4% 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% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Walden and Highgate 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 |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Highgate and Walden 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±$202Highest 17% below VT |
$900±$136 27% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Proctor and Walden 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 |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,944 22% 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% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Highgate 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 | — | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
8.7Lowest |
— | 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.