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Proctor vs Randolph vs Middlesex
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).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Randolph | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
| Middlesex and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 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% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Randolph 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 |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
9.4Highest |
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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.