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Proctor vs Whiting vs Fairfield
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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($321k 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 | Whiting | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
532Lowest |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
| Proctor and Fairfield 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% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Whiting 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%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
| Whiting and Fairfield 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 |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Fairfield and Whiting 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 |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
| Whiting and Fairfield 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 |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Whiting and Proctor 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| 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.