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Living in Proctor, VT

Proctor is a small town of 1,586 people in Rutland County, Vermont. It's about 39 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 133 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,586people
$206kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
79"Snow
203Sunny days
144Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,586
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 431 people per sq mi
  • 133 mi to Hartford, CT
  • 39 mi to Glens Falls, NY
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $206k (≈$1,299/mo)
  • Median rent $1,059/mo
  • Median household income $75k
  • Property tax about 1.9% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 30°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
  • 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
  • 162 cloudy days a year
  • 51 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 144 days a year with rain or snow
  • 79" of snow a year
  • 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 44 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 47
  • 20% of households have kids
  • 24% are 65 or older
  • 30% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to RUT airport
  • 75 mi to ALB (major hub)
  • 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 79% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1938
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 656 ft
  • 118 mi to the ocean
  • 17 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 10 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 17 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 7 bars within 25 mi
  • 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 17 museums within 25 mi
  • 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 30% of Vermont districts (reading)
  • 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 9 mi to the nearest vet
  • 22 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Rutland County: D+5 in 2024
  • Vermont: D+32 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Low tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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