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Proctor vs Enosburgh vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Proctor has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Proctor | Enosburgh | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
2,804 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest 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+ | 22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
| Middlebury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032 20% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
10.4 |
12.6Highest |
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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.