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Proctor vs Windham vs Dover
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).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Windham | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Highest |
594Lowest |
1,466 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
| Dover and Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Windham 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Dover 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 |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
| Windham 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 |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
| Windham and Dover 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 |
— | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Dover 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Windham 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 | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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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.