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Proctor vs Westminster vs Pittsford
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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Pittsford has the most renters (19.4% rent).
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 | Westminster | Pittsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,586Lowest |
2,999Highest |
2,892 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±6.3 11% above VT |
| Westminster and Pittsford 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% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Pittsford 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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±$12kHighest 8% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$69,705±$7kLowest 14% below VT |
| Proctor and Westminster 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 |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$197,000±$33kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$200Highest 14% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$781±$167Lowest 37% below VT |
| Proctor and Westminster 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 |
$4,063Highest 19% below VT |
$3,378Lowest 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 5% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | #54 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.