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Proctor vs Fletcher vs Highgate
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).
Fletcher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Fletcher | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
1,196Lowest |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
| Fletcher and Highgate 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%±4 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Fletcher and Highgate 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 |
$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032 20% below VT |
$4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 37% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Fletcher 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 | — | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Fletcher School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.