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Proctor vs Whitingham vs Tunbridge

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).
Whitingham has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).

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.

MeasureProctorWhitinghamTunbridge
People
Population
1,794Highest
1,368
1,253Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
-1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.4±6.4Lowest
about the VT average
46.4±7.1Highest
8% above VT
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
Whitingham 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%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
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%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
31.1%±2.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±1.7Highest
VT: 7%
2.2%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,167±$12k
9% below VT
$70,625±$11kLowest
13% below VT
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above 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
$262,300±$30k
17% below VT
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,029±$202
17% below VT
$673±$150Lowest
45% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Tunbridge and Proctor 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
$5,055Highest
about the VT average
$4,645
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.3%±16.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
62.7%±47.3
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Whitingham 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%
15.5%
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.2%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
38 minHighest
62% above VT
31 min
31% above VT
Work from home
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
9.7%±5.2
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 Twin Valley Unified School District #75 First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town Proctor Junior/Senior High School Twin Valley Middle High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
8.7Highest
7.8Lowest
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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.