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Coventry vs Proctor vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Coventry | Proctor | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
1,794Highest |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Coventry and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.