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Concord vs Highgate vs Victory
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most homeowners (93.6%).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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 | Concord | Highgate | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145 |
3,528Highest |
53Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 49.8±6.6 16% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Victory and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Concord and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,304±$9kLowest 10% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
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| Highgate and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,300±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$29Highest 10% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Concord and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,026 40% below VT |
$3,558Highest 29% below VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±82.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Concord and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Concord 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | 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.