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Guildhall vs Highgate vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% 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 | Guildhall | Highgate | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
3,528Highest |
536 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
44±19.9Highest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Westfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$72,500±$30kLowest 11% below VT |
| Guildhall and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
$280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$301,400±$47k 5% below VT |
| Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$895±$691Highest 27% below VT |
$863±$187 30% below VT |
| Highgate and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625Highest 8% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,388 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±71.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
30 min 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Westfield 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 | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school 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.