Compare towns
Pawlet vs Proctor vs Wolcott
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Wolcott has the most renters (20.5% rent).
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 | Pawlet | Proctor | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,480Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,507 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.5Highest 11% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
42.4±5.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Pawlet and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wolcott and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
11.1%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pawlet and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pawlet and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$70,259±$10k 13% below VT |
| Proctor and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$44kHighest 16% below VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$221,300±$23k 30% below VT |
| Pawlet and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$215Highest 7% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,059±$118 14% below VT |
| Pawlet and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,924Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,930 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
75.7%±21.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wolcott and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 40% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pawlet and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mettawee School District #84 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.