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Hyde Park vs Proctor 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 highest household income ($90k).
Proctor has the oldest population (median age 47.3).
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.

MeasureHyde ParkProctorProctor
People
Population
513Lowest
1,586
1,794Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.6±10.1
about the VT average
47.3±8.9Highest
10% above VT
42.4±6.4Lowest
about the VT average
Proctor and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±6.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.2%±5Lowest
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+
16.4%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.5%±2.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
3.9%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,946±$10kHighest
11% above VT
$75,060±$12k
8% below VT
$74,167±$12kLowest
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
$221,800±$57kHighest
30% below VT
$206,000±$20kLowest
35% below VT
$209,900±$17k
34% below VT
Hyde Park and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$285Highest
6% above VT
$1,059±$200
14% below VT
$1,029±$202Lowest
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
$3,893Lowest
23% below VT
$3,944
22% below VT
$4,032Highest
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
39.4%±15.6
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
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
6.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10%
VT: 10.1%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.3%
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Highest
12 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
11% above VT
22 min
5% below VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6
VT: 16.9%
Proctor 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 — — Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school in town — — Proctor Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.7
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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.