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Proctor vs Windsor vs Proctor

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).
Proctor has the oldest population (median age 47.3).

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.

MeasureProctorWindsorProctor
People
Population
1,794
3,554Highest
1,586Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
42.4±6.4Lowest
about the VT average
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
47.3±8.9Highest
10% above VT
Proctor 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%
17.2%±5Lowest
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%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.5%±2.6
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%
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.9%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
Proctor 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
$75,060±$12kHighest
8% below VT
Proctor 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
$206,000±$20kLowest
35% 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±$202
17% below VT
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
$1,059±$200Highest
14% below VT
Proctor and Proctor 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
$3,944Lowest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.3%±16.2
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.4%±15.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
Proctor 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%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
23 minHighest
3% below VT
22 min
5% below VT
Work from home
9.4%±4.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5
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 —
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.