Compare towns
Proctor vs Sheffield vs Irasburg
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 people working from home (9.4%).
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Irasburg has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Sheffield | Irasburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
190Lowest |
1,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
40.3±5.3 6% below VT |
| Proctor and Irasburg 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% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.4%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Irasburg 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% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
23.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Irasburg 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 |
$65,795±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$98,534±$13kHighest 21% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$230,800±$22kHighest 27% below VT |
| Irasburg and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$1,063±$86 14% below VT |
| Sheffield and Irasburg 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 |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$3,966 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
17%±28.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Sheffield 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% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
24 minHighest 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
5.7%±2.1Lowest 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 | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| 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.