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Bartlett vs Proctor vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Bartlett | Proctor | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
1,794Lowest |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.4±4.7Highest 48% above U.S. |
42.4±6.4Lowest 9% above U.S. |
44±7.4 13% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$74,167±$12k 8% below U.S. |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Highgate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$209,900±$17kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21k 16% below U.S. |
| Bartlett and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,029±$202 27% below U.S. |
$895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$4,032Highest 29% above U.S. |
$3,558 14% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Bartlett 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bartlett School District | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.