Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Proctor vs Bradford
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%).
Proctor has the most people working from home (9.4%).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Proctor | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000Highest |
1,794Lowest |
2,827 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
42.7±3.1Highest about the VT average |
| Bradford 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% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Bradford 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% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bradford 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% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Proctor 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 |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
| Bradford and Hyde Park 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 |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$258,600±$30kHighest 18% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
| Bradford 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 |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$4,472Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4Lowest 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Proctor and Hyde Park 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 | — | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Oxbow Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Highest |
8.7Lowest |
9.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.