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Glover vs Highgate vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Glover | Highgate | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,586 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
| Glover and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$75,060±$12k 8% below VT |
| Highgate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
| Highgate and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,059±$200Highest 14% below VT |
| Proctor and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,944Highest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.