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Kirby vs Proctor vs Sheldon vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Sheldon has the highest household income ($79k).
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% rent).
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 | Kirby | Proctor | Sheldon | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 756Lowest |
1,794 |
2,267Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
| Sheldon and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Kirby and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326 about the VT average |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Sheldon and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597Highest 9% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,578 29% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and Sheldon 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | — |
| 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.