Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Glover vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Hyde Park | Glover | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000Highest |
1,051Lowest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
42.4±6.4 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 | 20%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest 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+ | 18.7%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 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+ | 34.6% VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$9kHighest 4% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340 18% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,883 23% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Glover 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 | #59 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Highest |
— | 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.