Compare towns
Kirby vs Proctor vs St. Johnsbury
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 expensive homes ($303k median).
Proctor has the highest household income ($74k).
St. Johnsbury has the most renters (40.4% 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 | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
1,794 |
7,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
42.8±3.8Highest about the VT average |
| St. Johnsbury and Proctor 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%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and St. Johnsbury 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Kirby 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±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$57,738±$9k 29% below VT |
| Proctor and St. Johnsbury 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±$17k 34% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$914±$44Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kirby and Proctor 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 |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
48%±11Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Johnsbury 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1944 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and St. Johnsbury 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 | — | — | #60 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.