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Concord vs Highgate vs Waterford
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 affordable homes ($159k median).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Waterford has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.9%).
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 | Concord | Highgate | Waterford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,279 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.6Highest 16% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.4±5.3 5% above VT |
| Concord and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterford and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Concord and Highgate 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% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest 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±$14k about the VT average |
$109,375±$19kHighest 35% above VT |
| Waterford and Highgate 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 |
$271,500±$22k 14% below VT |
| Highgate and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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 | $3,026Lowest 40% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$4,238Highest 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±82.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
99%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
15.3%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waterford 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| 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.