Compare towns
Highgate vs Mount Tabor vs Troy vs Vernon
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Troy has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Mount Tabor | Troy | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
304Lowest |
1,749 |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4 about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
42.6±5.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Troy 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Vernon 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% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Vernon 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±$14kLowest about the VT average |
— | $87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Troy and Vernon 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Mount Tabor 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 | — | — | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Troy School District | Vernon School District |
| High school 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.