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Proctor vs Highgate vs Hancock
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 most kids (21.8% under 18).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% 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 | Highgate | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
3,528Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
| Highgate and Proctor 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% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Hancock 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Hancock 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±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
| Highgate and Hancock 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 |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$939±$19 24% below VT |
| Proctor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%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 6% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Hancock 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 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.