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Proctor vs Tunbridge vs Waterville
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Waterville has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Tunbridge | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
1,253 |
680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
| Waterville and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Tunbridge 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% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterville 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±$12k 9% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,110±$93 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032 20% below VT |
$4,645Highest 8% below VT |
$3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Waterville 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% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | 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.