Compare towns
St. Albans vs Proctor vs St. Johnsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
St. Johnsbury has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | St. Albans | Proctor | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954 |
1,794Lowest |
7,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
42.8±3.8Highest about the VT average |
| St. Johnsbury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Proctor and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$914±$44Lowest 26% below VT |
| St. Albans and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 12% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48%±11 VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1944 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 4% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | — | #60 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.