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Proctor vs Middlesex vs Ira
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).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Middlesex | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
1,943Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex 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±$12k 9% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Middlesex and Proctor 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Ira 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| 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.