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Rupert vs Enosburgh vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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.
| Measure | Rupert | Enosburgh | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Rupert and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest 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+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 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 | $88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
| Rupert and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594Highest 9% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 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 | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Rupert 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 | — | 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 |
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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.