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Proctor vs Wallingford vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Wallingford has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).

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.

MeasureProctorWallingfordWarner
People
Population
1,586Lowest
2,286
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.3±8.9Highest
22% above U.S.
45.9±10.8
18% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
Proctor and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Wallingford and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
23.9%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wallingford 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
U.S.: 35.7%
30.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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±$12kLowest
7% below U.S.
$80,230±$15k
about the U.S. average
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
Warner and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$206,000±$20kLowest
38% below U.S.
$261,900±$44k
21% below U.S.
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,059±$200
25% below U.S.
$891±$95Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,219±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
Warner and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,944Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,355
40% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.4%±15.6
U.S.: 51.1%
14.3%±13.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
25 min
6% below U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
10%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Mill River Unified Union School District #52 Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.