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Proctor vs Marshall vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Proctor has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Marshall has the highest household income ($101k).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Marshall | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
2,163Highest |
1,938 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Highest 9% above U.S. |
37.5±2.8Lowest 4% below U.S. |
42.3±2.7 9% above U.S. |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.6%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
25.4%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Marshall and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$101,250±$32kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$87,019±$22k 8% above U.S. |
| Marshall and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$212,400±$18k 36% below U.S. |
$320,600±$22kHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,039±$151 26% below U.S. |
$1,056±$441Highest 25% below U.S. |
| Fairfield and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032 29% above U.S. |
$3,595Lowest 15% above U.S. |
$4,816Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
26.5%±28.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±20.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 16% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.8%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshall and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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U.S. 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.