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Newark vs Proctor vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most expensive homes ($230k median).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Newark | Proctor | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
1,794Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Proctor and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kHighest 27% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Newark and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 25% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.