Compare towns
Marshfield vs Proctor vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Marshfield | Proctor | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8Highest about the VT average |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest 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+ | 35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Marshfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$219,300±$32kHighest 31% below VT |
| Ryegate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Highest 9% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Marshfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949Highest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield 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 | — |
| 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.