Compare towns
Victory vs Proctor vs Highgate vs Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Granby has the most homeowners (90.2%).
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 | Victory | Proctor | Highgate | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 53Lowest |
1,794 |
3,528Highest |
67 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1 50% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT |
| Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
3%±39.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3%±16 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$57,083±$51kLowest 30% below VT |
| Highgate and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,250Lowest 55% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
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| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.1%±17.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Granby 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 | — | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.