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Proctor vs Windsor vs Hubbardton
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 kids (21.8% under 18).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Hubbardton 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.
| Measure | Proctor | Windsor | Hubbardton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794 |
3,554Highest |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
48±13.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Hubbardton and Windsor 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
32.1%±10.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hubbardton and Windsor 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
43.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Hubbardton 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$102,321±$18kHighest 26% above VT |
| Hubbardton 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±$17k 34% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$293,800±$42kHighest 7% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,708±$259Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,284Highest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.6%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hubbardton 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
24%±17.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Hubbardton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — | — |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | — |
| 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.