Compare towns
Wells River vs Proctor vs North Troy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% rent).
Proctor has the highest household income ($74k).
North Troy 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 | Wells River | Proctor | North Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 340Lowest |
1,794Highest |
506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.7Highest about the VT average |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
34.1±4.4Lowest 21% below VT |
| Wells River and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
31.6%±9.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| North Troy and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
16%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±3.7 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and North Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $38,688±$5kLowest 52% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$50,417±$5k 38% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,800±$103k 46% below VT |
$209,900±$17kHighest 34% below VT |
$121,100±$20kLowest 62% below VT |
| Proctor and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$336 27% below VT |
$1,029±$202Highest 17% below VT |
$597±$179Lowest 52% below VT |
| Proctor and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,154Highest 18% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$2,641Lowest 48% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±14.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±30.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells River and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1957Highest 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 43% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±8.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| North Troy and Proctor 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| 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.