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Cabot vs Highgate vs Proctor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Cabot | Highgate | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,586 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
47.3±8.9Highest 10% above VT |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT |
| Highgate and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
| Highgate and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,059±$200 14% below VT |
| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot 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 | — | 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.