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Newark vs Proctor vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Newark | Proctor | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Lowest |
1,794 |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.4±6 4% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Proctor and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest 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 | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Proctor and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kHighest 27% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
| Newark and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 25% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Newark 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.