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Brookfield vs Pittsford vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Pittsford has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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 | Brookfield | Pittsford | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Lowest |
2,892Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
47.7±6.3Highest 11% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Pittsford and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Pittsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$69,705±$7kLowest 14% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
| Brookfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$197,000±$33kLowest 38% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$781±$167Lowest 37% below VT |
$1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$3,378Lowest 33% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
18.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.3% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Pittsford 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 | — | #54 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.