Compare towns
Glover vs Highgate vs Wells vs Bakersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Bakersfield has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Glover | Highgate | Wells | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,148 |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
| Highgate and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
| Wells and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
$3,823Highest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Highgate 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 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | 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.