Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Highgate vs Proctor vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Highgate | Proctor | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,794 |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.