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Highgate vs Hyde Park vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Highgate | Hyde Park | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
513Lowest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest 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+ | 19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Highgate and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Proctor 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 | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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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.