Compare towns
Highgate vs Jay vs Sheldon vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Highgate | Jay | Sheldon | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
471Lowest |
2,267 |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+5.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4 about the VT average |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5% VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Warren and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$78,533±$25k 3% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
— | $1,286±$379 4% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,588 29% below VT |
$3,578 29% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Jay and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Jay 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 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | 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.