Compare towns
Ira vs Proctor vs Troy vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Troy has the most renters (13.4% rent).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Ira | Proctor | Troy | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 381 |
1,794Highest |
1,749 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
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| Troy and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Troy School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.