Compare towns
Highgate vs New Haven vs Sharon
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 affordable homes ($281k median).
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | New Haven | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,792 |
1,577Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
| New Haven and Sharon 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% |
17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon 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% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Sharon 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 |
$92,321±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| New Haven and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| New Haven and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,163±$143 6% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and New Haven 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 |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Highgate and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Sharon 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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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.