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Proctor vs Windham vs Troy

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 most people working from home (20.5%).
Troy has the oldest population (median age 44.5).

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.

MeasureProctorWindhamTroy
People
Population
1,794Highest
594Lowest
1,749
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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+3.6%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.4±6.4Lowest
about the VT average
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
44.5±5.7Highest
3% above VT
Troy 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%±7.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.4%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
Proctor and Troy 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%
23.2%±8.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.7%±3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
20.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±1.7Highest
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.7%±1.4
VT: 7%
Proctor and Troy 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
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$87,938±$11k
8% above VT
Windham and Troy 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
$233,200±$21k
26% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,029±$202Highest
17% below VT
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$646±$323Lowest
48% below VT
Proctor and Troy 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
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$3,644Lowest
28% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.3%±16.2
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
30.8%±26.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windham 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%
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
8.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.6%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
27 minHighest
14% above VT
24 min
about the VT average
Work from home
9.4%±4.6
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
7.8%±2.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 — Troy School District
High school in town Proctor Junior/Senior High School — 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.