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Eden vs Highgate vs Lowell vs Belvidere
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 renters (22.6% rent).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% under 18).
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 | Lowell | Belvidere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,351 |
3,528Highest |
1,070 |
422Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 37.7±1.9 13% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
40.7±6.5 6% below VT |
| Highgate and Belvidere 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% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.2% VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Eden and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,578±$8kHighest about the VT average |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$81,563±$18k about the VT average |
| Eden and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$239,200±$51k 24% below VT |
| Highgate and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$945±$46 23% below VT |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
| Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,313 34% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$3,908Highest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Eden 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% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 63% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
38 min 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Belvidere 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 | Lowell 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.