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Corinth vs Glover vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Highgate has the shortest commute (31 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 | Corinth | Glover | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539 |
1,051Lowest |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Glover 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% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Glover 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 |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
| Corinth and Highgate 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 |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Glover 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 |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Corinth and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Highest 29% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Glover 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 | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | 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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| 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.