Compare towns
Fairfield vs Warren vs Proctor vs Wallingford
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).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Warren | Proctor | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,938 |
1,585Lowest |
1,794 |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Warren and Wallingford 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Wallingford 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Fairfield and Warren 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Warren and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816 4% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Warren 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% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.