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Proctor vs Reading vs Ryegate
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Reading | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
699Lowest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Reading and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Proctor 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% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading 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% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Reading 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 |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Reading and Proctor 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 |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Reading and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032 20% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Ryegate 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% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1969Highest 7 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| 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.