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Bolton vs Highgate vs Craftsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Highgate has the oldest population (median age 44).
Craftsbury has the most kids (21.2% 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 | Bolton | Highgate | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,163Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
| Highgate and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Craftsbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Craftsbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$83,672±$16k 3% above VT |
| Bolton and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$42kHighest about the VT average |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$270,500±$44kLowest 15% below VT |
| Bolton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$273Highest 5% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,091±$184 12% below VT |
| Bolton and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,826Highest 4% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,164 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±30.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.9%±29.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Highgate and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bolton 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 | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.