What stands out worked out from the figures below

Proctor has the most kids (17.2% under 18).

Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).

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	Proctor	Baltimore
People
Population	1,586Highest	361Lowest
Median age	47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT	51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT
	Baltimore and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9%	8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Proctor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4%	14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28%Highest VT: 43.8%	25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7%	2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Proctor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT	$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT	$219,400±$27kHighest 31% below VT
	Baltimore and Proctor 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	$3,944Lowest 22% below VT	$4,329Highest 14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.4%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4%	26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Proctor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10%Highest VT: 10.1%	1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	85.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 5% below VT	21 minLowest 11% below VT
Work from home	10%±5Highest VT: 16.9%	9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Proctor and Baltimore 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.