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Proctor vs Ryegate vs Sheffield
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 highest household income ($74k).
Ryegate has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% 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 | Ryegate | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
1,059 |
190Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$65,795±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$219,300±$32kHighest 31% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
| Ryegate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
| Sheffield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate 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% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949Highest 27 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Proctor and Sheffield 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.