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Ryegate vs Hampton vs Proctor vs Barnet

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Barnet has the most people working from home (13.3%).

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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.

MeasureRyegateHamptonProctorBarnet
People
Population
1,059Lowest
1,145
1,794
1,855Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
-8.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.2±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
43.1±14.7
11% above U.S.
42.4±6.4
9% above U.S.
47.7±5.3Highest
23% above U.S.
Barnet and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.2%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.9%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
Ryegate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.1%±1.5
U.S.: 17.2%
20.6%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.4%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
15.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Proctor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below U.S.
$73,796±$8k
9% below U.S.
$74,167±$12kHighest
8% below U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
Proctor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,300±$32k
34% below U.S.
$166,800±$10kLowest
50% below U.S.
$209,900±$17k
37% below U.S.
$247,900±$24kHighest
25% below U.S.
Barnet and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$908±$236Lowest
36% below U.S.
$1,264±$375Highest
11% below U.S.
$1,029±$202
27% below U.S.
$974±$72
31% below U.S.
Hampton and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,472
11% above U.S.
$3,007Lowest
4% below U.S.
$4,032
29% above U.S.
$4,489Highest
44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.9%±29.7
U.S.: 51.1%
13.2%±25.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.3%±16.2
U.S.: 51.1%
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
78.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949
31 yrs older than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
8.2%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
7.8%±8.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Barnet and Proctor 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 Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — — Proctor Junior/Senior High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.7
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U.S. 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.