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Bleecker vs Highgate vs Sheldon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bleecker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
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 | Bleecker | Highgate | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 563Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.7±2.9Highest 53% above U.S. |
44±7.4 13% above U.S. |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sheldon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,732±$21kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the U.S. average |
$78,533±$25k about the U.S. average |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,100±$61kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$272,400±$61k 18% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$286 33% below U.S. |
$895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,286±$379Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Sheldon and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Highest 25% above U.S. |
$3,558Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$3,578 15% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Highgate and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Bleecker 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 | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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U.S. 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.