What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).

Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Norton	Proctor
People
Population	108Lowest	1,586Highest
Median age	53.8±6.7Highest 25% above VT	47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT
	Norton and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13%±21.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	17.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9%
	Proctor and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.5%±15.8Highest VT: 21.4%	23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Norton and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.7%Highest VT: 43.8%	28%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7%	3.9%±1.9Lowest VT: 7%
	Norton and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT	$75,060±$12kHighest 8% below VT
	Proctor and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT	$206,000±$20kHighest 35% below VT
	Proctor and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,059±$200 14% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,769Lowest 45% below VT	$3,944Highest 22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	13%Highest VT: 10.1%	10%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	39 minHighest 68% above VT	22 minLowest 5% below VT
Work from home	25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9%	10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Norton and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.