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Proctor vs Plainfield vs West Rutland
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).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
West Rutland has the most affordable homes ($196k median).
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 | Plainfield | West Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,586 |
1,314Lowest |
2,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
47.8±5.1 11% above VT |
| Plainfield and West Rutland 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% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.8%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| West Rutland 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Plainfield 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 |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$61,161±$27kLowest 25% below VT |
| Proctor and Plainfield 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$196,400±$27kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$883±$151Lowest 28% below VT |
| Plainfield 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 |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,498Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.4%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
60.1%±22.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955Highest 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 5% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and West Rutland 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.