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Proctor vs Wheelock 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).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
West Rutland has the most renters (18.4% 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 | Wheelock | West Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,586 |
717Lowest |
2,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
47.8±5.1 11% above VT |
| Wheelock 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%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock 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% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.8%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and West Rutland 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
35.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Wheelock 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 |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$61,161±$27kLowest 25% below VT |
| Proctor and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,000±$20kHighest 35% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$196,400±$27k 38% below VT |
| Proctor and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$200Highest 14% below VT |
— | $883±$151Lowest 28% below VT |
| Proctor and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 22% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,498 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
60.1%±22.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| West Rutland and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 5% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock 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.