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Baltimore vs Highgate vs Sheldon vs Weathersfield
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 highest household income ($108k).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Sheldon | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 361Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,267 |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
48.3±5.4 12% above VT |
| Baltimore and Weathersfield 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% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weathersfield 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% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$78,533±$25kLowest 3% below VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Weathersfield 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 |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Highgate and Sheldon 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 |
$1,286±$379 4% above VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,578 29% below VT |
$4,540Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.