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Highgate vs Lyndon vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
Lyndon has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Lyndon | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528 |
5,590Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±6.7 12% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Lyndon 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% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock 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% |
21.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
9.8%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$68,786±$6k 15% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Highgate and Lyndon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$227,000±$21k 28% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,096±$123Highest 11% below VT |
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| Lyndon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558 29% below VT |
$3,846Highest 24% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
55.7%±15.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Lyndon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.6% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±3.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock 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 | #44 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | 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.