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Addison vs Proctor vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Addison | Proctor | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,586 |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Addison and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Addison and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.