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Proctor vs Townshend vs Corinth

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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Townshend has the most expensive homes ($287k median).
Corinth has the highest household income ($89k).

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.

MeasureProctorTownshendCorinth
People
Population
1,586Highest
1,538Lowest
1,539
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
47.3±8.9Lowest
10% above VT
55.6±9.6Highest
29% above VT
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
Townshend and Corinth 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%
12%±2.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
Proctor and Corinth 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%
19.3%±6.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Corinth 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%
52.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.3%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
1.4%±0.8
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Proctor and Townshend 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
$78,750±$29k
3% below VT
$89,167±$29kHighest
10% above VT
Corinth and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$206,000±$20kLowest
35% below VT
$287,200±$79kHighest
9% below VT
$213,800±$34k
32% below VT
Townshend and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,059±$200Lowest
14% below VT
$1,074±$80
13% below VT
$1,267±$510Highest
about the VT average
Corinth and Townshend 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
$5,364Highest
6% above VT
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.4%±15.6
VT: 48.4%
72.5%±23.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Townshend 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%
8.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%
VT: 73.2%
82.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
5% below VT
25 min
6% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
10%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
28%±18.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5
VT: 16.9%
Townshend and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A —
High school in town — Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.1
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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.