Compare towns
Brandon vs Clarendon vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Brandon | Clarendon | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,120Highest |
2,460Lowest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±3.1 16% above VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brandon and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,180±$12k 21% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$225 14% below VT |
$1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,241Highest 16% below VT |
$3,740 26% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Brandon 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 | #69 of 70 in VT | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Otter Valley Union High School | Mill River Union High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
9.4Lowest |
9.8 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.