Compare towns
Proctor vs Bristol vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Bristol has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Bristol | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
3,778Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.9±4.8Highest 11% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Bristol and Windsor 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% |
12.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Windsor 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% |
21.9%±4.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.2%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bristol and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$74,620±$8kHighest 8% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Bristol and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$337,300±$46kHighest 7% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,275±$181Highest 3% above VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Bristol 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 |
$5,978Highest 19% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
47.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bristol and Proctor 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% |
10.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.3% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
25 minHighest 5% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Bristol and Windsor 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 | — | #31 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Mt. Abraham Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.