Compare towns
Proctor vs Ryegate vs Mendon
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).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Ryegate | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
1,059Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon 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% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 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±$12k 9% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon 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 |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon 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 |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | — |
| 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.