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Proctor vs Barnet vs Proctor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Proctor has the highest household income ($75k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Proctor has the youngest population (median age 42.4).

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.

MeasureProctorBarnetProctor
People
Population
1,586
61Lowest
1,794Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
47.3±8.9
10% above VT
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
42.4±6.4Lowest
about the VT average
Barnet and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
31.1%±29.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.8%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
36.1%±44.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Barnet 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%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
59.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,060±$12kHighest
8% below VT
$57,917±$16kLowest
29% below VT
$74,167±$12k
9% below VT
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$206,000±$20k
35% below VT
$204,200±$38kLowest
36% below VT
$209,900±$17kHighest
34% below VT
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,059±$200Highest
14% below VT
—
$1,029±$202Lowest
17% below VT
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,944
22% below VT
$2,950Lowest
41% below VT
$4,032Highest
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.4%±15.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
—
37.3%±16.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
47.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
16.2%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938
38 yrs older than VT
1938
38 yrs older than VT
1938
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
5% below VT
—
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
10%±5
VT: 16.9%
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — — Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school 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.