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Proctor vs Jericho vs Franklin

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 affordable homes ($210k median).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Franklin has the most renters (25.3% 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.

MeasureProctorJerichoFranklin
People
Population
1,794
5,114Highest
1,590Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
49.7±5.1Highest
15% above VT
38.8±6.9Lowest
10% below VT
Jericho and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.8%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
23.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
Franklin and Proctor 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%
20.2%±4.4
VT: 21.4%
15.3%±1.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Proctor and Jericho 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%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
21.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
7.5%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
Franklin 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
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$79,917±$21k
about the VT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$209,900±$17kLowest
34% below VT
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$247,400±$66k
22% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,029±$202
17% below VT
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$891±$266Lowest
28% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,032
20% below VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$3,384Lowest
33% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.3%±16.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
45.5%±42.2
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Franklin 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%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
74.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
26 minHighest
10% above VT
25 min
8% above VT
Work from home
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
18.1%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
Jericho and Franklin 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 — #6 of 70 in VT —
School district Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Missisquoi Valley School District #89
High school in town Proctor Junior/Senior High School Mt. Mansfield Union High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
8.7Lowest
13.0Highest
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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.