Compare towns
Highgate vs Moretown vs Troy vs Wallingford
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).
Moretown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Troy has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Wallingford has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
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 | Moretown | Troy | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,532Lowest |
1,749 |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Moretown and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Wallingford 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% |
18%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wallingford 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% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Moretown and Troy 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 |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Moretown and Troy 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 |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
$233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Highest 27% below VT |
$838±$462 32% below VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
| Highgate and Wallingford 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 |
$5,506Highest 9% above VT |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Troy and Highgate 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown 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 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Troy School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.