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Arlington vs Highgate vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arlington has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k 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 | Arlington | Highgate | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,598 |
3,528Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 37.6±4Lowest 13% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Arlington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Arlington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,308±$11kHighest 26% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Arlington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,500±$59kHighest about the VT average |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Arlington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$172Highest 3% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Arlington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 10% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 35.9%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Arlington and Sandgate 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 | #50 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Arlington School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | Arlington Memorial | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.