Compare towns
Proctor vs Windsor vs Hyde Park
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).
Hyde Park has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
3,554Highest |
3,000 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
| Windsor and Proctor 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%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Hyde Park 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park 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±$12k 9% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$84,375±$9kHighest 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park 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±$17kHighest 34% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Proctor and Windsor 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 |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
| Proctor and Windsor 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,883Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Proctor 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 | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.