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Proctor vs Walden vs Whitingham
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).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Whitingham has the most expensive homes ($262k 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 | Walden | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
1,037Lowest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Walden and Whitingham 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% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Whitingham 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% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Walden 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 |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Walden 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 |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
| Whitingham and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
$900±$136 27% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Proctor and Walden 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 |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Walden 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% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Whitingham 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 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Highest |
— | 7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.