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Fletcher vs Highgate vs Williamstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Williamstown has the shortest commute (23 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 | Fletcher | Highgate | Williamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
3,528 |
3,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
42±5Lowest about the VT average |
| Fletcher and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.9%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Williamstown and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Williamstown and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$94,418±$10k 16% above VT |
| Fletcher and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$234,900±$24kLowest 26% below VT |
| Fletcher and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,659±$189 34% above VT |
| Fletcher and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,841 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Williamstown 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 | #47 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Fletcher School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Williamstown Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.