Compare towns
Ryegate vs Lowell vs Proctor vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% rent).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% under 18).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Ryegate | Lowell | Proctor | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,059 |
1,070 |
1,794Highest |
827Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
40.9±6.4 5% below VT |
| Proctor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
34%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
| Morgan and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Morgan and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$945±$46 23% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,112±$64Highest 10% below VT |
| Morgan and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,472 31% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,426 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 27 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Lowell School District | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.