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Addison vs Proctor vs Ryegate
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
1,794Highest |
1,059Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below 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%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Addison 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±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 | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.