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Shoreham vs Proctor vs Bethel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shoreham has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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.
| Measure | Shoreham | Proctor | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,269Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.8±7.2Highest 20% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
| Shoreham and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Shoreham and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,654±$23kHighest 15% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$75,822±$7k 7% below VT |
| Shoreham and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$238,000±$41k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$335 6% above VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
| Bethel and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713 6% below VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$5,168Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±48.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
54%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bethel and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1966 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Shoreham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.