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Baltimore vs Highgate vs Isle La Motte
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Highgate has the youngest population (median age 44).
Isle La Motte has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Baltimore | Highgate | Isle La Motte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
3,528Highest |
577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.8±12.9 11% above VT |
| Baltimore and Isle La Motte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
18%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Isle La Motte and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
26.5%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Isle La Motte and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$82,500±$17k about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Isle La Motte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$269,300±$40k 15% below VT |
| Highgate and Isle La Motte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,391±$221Highest 13% above VT |
| Isle La Motte and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Highest 14% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,980Lowest 41% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±92.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Isle La Motte and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
32.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.