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Highgate vs Proctor vs Richford
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%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Richford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Proctor | Richford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,794Lowest |
2,467 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
39±3.6Lowest 10% below VT |
| Highgate and Proctor 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% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
23.4%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Richford and Proctor 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% |
28.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
6.4%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Richford and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$56,853±$13kLowest 30% 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 | $280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,160±$66Highest 6% below VT |
| Richford and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558 29% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,300Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
55.1%±15.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Richford and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±3.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Richford 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 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Richford Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
8.7Lowest |
9.1 |
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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.