Compare towns
Corinth vs Fairfield vs Highgate vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Whitingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Corinth | Fairfield | Highgate | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,539 |
1,938 |
3,528Highest |
1,368Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Corinth and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Fairfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Corinth and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Fairfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Corinth and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584 29% below VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 32% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.