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Bridport vs Proctor vs Shoreham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most expensive homes ($367k median).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Shoreham has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Bridport | Proctor | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
51.8±7.2Highest 20% above VT |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18k about the VT average |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$93,654±$23kHighest 15% above VT |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35kHighest 16% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Bridport and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 4% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,306±$335Highest 6% above VT |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Highest 10% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,713 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridport and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.