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Fairfield 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
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Fairfield | Mount Tabor | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Highest |
304Lowest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
— | $74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Fairfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $320,600±$22k about the VT average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816 4% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — | 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.