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Proctor vs Fairfax 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 oldest population (median age 47.3).
Fairfax has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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.
| Measure | Proctor | Fairfax | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,586Lowest |
5,226Highest |
1,794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±8.9Highest 10% above VT |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
| Proctor 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% |
24%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax and Proctor 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% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor 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% |
49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairfax 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±$12k 8% below VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$1,080±$131Highest 12% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
| Fairfax and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,497Highest 9% above VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairfax and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
85.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 5% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #36 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Fairfax School District | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.