Compare towns

Sutton vs Enosburgh vs Proctor vs Burke

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).

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.

MeasureSuttonEnosburghProctorBurke
People
Population
790Lowest
2,804Highest
1,794
1,317
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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+1.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-5.8%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
41.1±4.8
5% below VT
Sutton and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
21.8%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
23%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Burke and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.6%±2.7
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.7%±2.2
VT: 21.4%
Proctor and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
41.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.8Lowest
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.3
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
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below VT
$74,167±$12k
9% below VT
$87,143±$17kHighest
7% above VT
Burke and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
$223,100±$39k
30% below VT
$209,900±$17kLowest
34% below VT
$340,600±$18kHighest
8% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,029±$202Highest
17% below VT
$938±$191
24% below VT
Proctor and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,975
21% below VT
$3,624Lowest
28% below VT
$4,032
20% below VT
$5,177Highest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
48.9%±11.2
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
74.6%±31Highest
VT: 48.4%
Burke and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
13.9%
VT: 10.1%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
10%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85%
VT: 73.2%
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
88.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
26% above VT
32 minHighest
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
25 min
8% above VT
Work from home
11.6%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23.4%±6.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Burke and Sutton 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 Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town None in town Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Proctor Junior/Senior High School None in town
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.