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Proctor vs Jericho vs Vernon
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 people working from home (21.8%).
Vernon has the most renters (23.8% 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 | Jericho | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
5,114Highest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
| Jericho and Vernon 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% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Jericho 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% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon 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% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Vernon 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 |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho 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% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Vernon School District |
| 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.