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Stratton vs Proctor vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Fairfield has the most homeowners (88.5%).
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 | Stratton | Proctor | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,794 |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
| Stratton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
| Stratton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750 6% below VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
| Proctor and Fairfield 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 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school 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.