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Pomfret vs Proctor vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most renters (18.7% rent).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Pomfret | Proctor | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
| Pomfret and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722 33% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.