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Proctor vs Warren 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 most affordable homes ($206k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).

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.

MeasureProctorWarrenProctor
People
Population
1,586
1,585Lowest
1,794Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+1.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
47.3±8.9
10% above VT
53.1±4.2Highest
23% above VT
42.4±6.4Lowest
about the VT average
Warren and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.8%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Proctor 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%
30.1%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Warren 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%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Proctor and Warren 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
$86,905±$16kHighest
7% above VT
$74,167±$12kLowest
9% below VT
Warren 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±$20kLowest
35% below VT
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
$209,900±$17k
34% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,059±$200
14% below VT
$1,750±$394Highest
42% above VT
$1,029±$202Lowest
17% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,944Lowest
22% below VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
$4,032
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.4%±15.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2
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%
15.7%
VT: 10.1%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
5% below VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
22 min
6% below VT
Work from home
10%±5
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Harwood Unified Union School District #60 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school in town — None 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.