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Windsor vs Proctor vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Proctor has the most homeowners (86.3%).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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.

MeasureWindsorProctorWindsor
People
Population
2,060
1,586Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
47.3±8.9Highest
10% above VT
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.2%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8
VT: 21.4%
23.5%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
3.9%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below VT
$75,060±$12kHighest
8% below VT
$52,484±$11k
35% below VT
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$206,000±$20k
35% below VT
$207,500±$31kHighest
34% below VT
Windsor and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,059±$200Highest
14% below VT
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
3% below VT
$3,944Lowest
22% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.4%±15.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
22 min
5% below VT
23 minHighest
3% below VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Windsor and Proctor 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 #61 of 70 in VT — #61 of 70 in VT
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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.