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Danville vs Highgate vs St. Johnsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
St. Johnsbury has the shortest commute (20 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 | Danville | Highgate | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Lowest |
3,528 |
7,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
42.8±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Danville and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Highgate and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Highgate and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$914±$44Highest 26% below VT |
| St. Johnsbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Highest 14% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,916 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
48%±11Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Johnsbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
16.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Danville and St. Johnsbury 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 | #60 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.