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Hancock vs Proctor vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k 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 | Hancock | Proctor | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,794 |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 24% below VT |
$1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Proctor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Hancock 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 | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.