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Westfield 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
Westfield has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Westfield | Enosburgh | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±19.9Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Westfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±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 | $72,500±$30k 11% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
| Proctor and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,400±$47kHighest 5% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Westfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$187 30% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,388Highest 13% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westfield 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.