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Elmore vs Plainfield vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
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 | Elmore | Plainfield | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 964Lowest |
1,314 |
1,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5 4% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
| Elmore and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47k about the VT average |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Plainfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
| Elmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066Highest about the VT average |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | 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.