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Proctor vs Mendon vs Dummerston
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).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Mendon | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
1,113Lowest |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Mendon and Dummerston 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Mendon 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 |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
| Mendon and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Dummerston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dummerston 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 6% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Mendon 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 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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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.