Compare towns
Cornwall vs Highgate vs Proctor vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Cornwall | Highgate | Proctor | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,586 |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28% VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$75,060±$12k 8% below VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Cornwall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.