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Glover vs Proctor 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 people working from home (16.8%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Proctor has the youngest population (median age 42.4).
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 | Proctor | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
1,586 |
1,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| 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% |
17.2%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 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% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest 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% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest 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 |
$75,060±$12kHighest 8% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
| Proctor 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±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,059±$200Highest 14% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Proctor 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 |
$3,944 22% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — | 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.