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Eden vs Highgate vs Swanton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Swanton has the shortest commute (21 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 | Eden | Highgate | Swanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,670 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
37.8±4.7 12% below VT |
| Highgate and Swanton 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% |
24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton 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% |
19.3%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Swanton 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% |
20.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Eden and Highgate 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 |
$66,607±$27kLowest 18% below VT |
| Eden and Highgate 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 |
$229,000±$15k 28% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,238±$103 about the VT average |
| Eden and Swanton 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 |
$4,370Highest 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±21.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Swanton and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1952Lowest 24 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 63% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
21 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.4%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Swanton 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 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.