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Proctor vs Sandgate vs Worcester
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 kids (21.8% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Worcester has the most expensive homes ($271k median).
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 | Sandgate | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
435Lowest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
47±2.7 9% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Sandgate 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% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate 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% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Proctor 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 |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Proctor and Worcester 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 |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$271,100±$27kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
— | $1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
| Proctor and Worcester 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 |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,421Highest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Worcester 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% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Worcester 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.