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Whitingham vs Fairfield vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
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 | Whitingham | Fairfield | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Lowest |
1,938Highest |
1,586 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
47.3±8.9Highest 10% above VT |
| Proctor and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Highest 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 | $70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$75,060±$12k 8% below VT |
| Fairfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$1,059±$200Highest 14% below VT |
| Proctor and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,055Highest about the VT average |
$4,816 4% below VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Proctor and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8 |
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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.