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Brookline 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
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Brookline | Proctor | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Brookline and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest 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+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Brookline and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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.