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Danby vs Mount Tabor vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Danby | Mount Tabor | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133 |
304Lowest |
1,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Danby 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% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
— | $74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Danby and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Danby and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | 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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| 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.