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Eden vs Highgate vs Irasburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eden has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Irasburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Eden | Highgate | Irasburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
40.3±5.3 6% below VT |
| Highgate and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.4%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Irasburg and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
23.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Eden and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$98,534±$13kHighest 21% above VT |
| Irasburg and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,900±$27kLowest 32% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$230,800±$22k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,063±$86 14% below VT |
| Eden and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,966Highest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
17%±28.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Eden and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 63% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
24 minLowest 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.7%±2.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Irasburg 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 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| 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.