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Proctor vs Brandon vs Barnet
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 youngest population (median age 42.4).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Brandon | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
4,120Highest |
1,855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.1±3.1Highest 16% above VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
| Brandon and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$64,180±$12kLowest 21% below VT |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$247,900±$24kHighest 22% below VT |
| Barnet and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,064±$225Highest 14% below VT |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
| Brandon and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,241 16% below VT |
$4,489Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.7%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Barnet and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1951 25 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #69 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Otter Valley Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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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.