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Mendon vs Highgate vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Mendon | Highgate | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Mendon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
| Mendon and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.