Compare towns
Warren vs Proctor vs Highgate vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Granville has the most homeowners (87.4%).
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 | Warren | Proctor | Highgate | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,585 |
1,794 |
3,528Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Warren and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Warren and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$233,300±$40k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Granville 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.