Compare towns
Wheelock 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
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Wheelock | Enosburgh | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Wheelock and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Lowest 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+ | 29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest 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 | $64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
| Proctor and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$223,100±$39kHighest 30% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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 | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±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 | 8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock 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.