Compare towns

Meredith vs Enosburgh vs Proctor

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Meredith has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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.

MeasureMeredithEnosburghProctor
People
Population
1,467Lowest
2,804Highest
1,794
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+1.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
54.3±4.6Highest
40% above U.S.
40.6±3.9Lowest
4% above U.S.
42.4±6.4
9% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.8%±4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.4%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±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
$85,938±$16kHighest
6% above U.S.
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below U.S.
$74,167±$12k
8% below U.S.
Meredith and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$230,600±$24kHighest
31% below U.S.
$223,100±$39k
33% below U.S.
$209,900±$17kLowest
37% below U.S.
Meredith and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$794±$175Lowest
44% below U.S.
$852±$87
40% below U.S.
$1,029±$202Highest
27% below U.S.
Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,630
16% above U.S.
$3,624Lowest
16% above U.S.
$4,032Highest
29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.1%±53.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.9%±11.2
U.S.: 51.1%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Meredith and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
32 min
21% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
10.1%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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
High school in town — Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Proctor Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4Highest
8.7Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.