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Proctor vs Highgate vs Ripton vs Proctor
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 renters (19.3% rent).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
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 | Ripton | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,794 |
3,528Highest |
508Lowest |
1,586 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
| Ripton 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%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Proctor 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% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton 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% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$75,060±$12k 8% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
— | $1,059±$200Highest 14% below VT |
| Proctor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032 20% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton 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% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 min 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Highgate 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | — |
| 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.