Compare towns
Proctor vs Roxbury vs Warren vs Fairfield
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).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Fairfield has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Roxbury | Warren | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,794 |
942Lowest |
1,585 |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Fairfield 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% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
| Fairfield and Warren 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 |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
| Warren and Fairfield 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 |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.2% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.