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Proctor vs Stratton vs Middlebury
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).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Stratton | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
532Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Proctor 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% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Middlebury 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% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
| Stratton and Middlebury 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 |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Middlebury and Stratton 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 |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Stratton and Middlebury 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 |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.