Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Middlesex 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 the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Middlesex | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000Highest |
1,943 |
1,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Middlesex 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% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Middlesex 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex 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±$9k 4% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Middlesex and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,883Lowest 23% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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 | 5.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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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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.