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Windsor 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

Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Enosburgh has the most expensive homes ($223k median).
Proctor has the highest household income ($74k).

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.

MeasureWindsorEnosburghProctor
People
Population
3,554Highest
2,804
1,794Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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+1.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
Windsor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Lowest
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+
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
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
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$63,828±$17k
21% below VT
$74,167±$12kHighest
9% below VT
Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% 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
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,029±$202Highest
17% below VT
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$3,624Lowest
28% below VT
$4,032
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
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
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
13.9%
VT: 10.1%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
75.7%
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945
31 yrs older than VT
1972Highest
4 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
3% below VT
32 minHighest
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Windsor 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 #61 of 70 in VT #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.