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Highgate vs Norton vs Victory
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 kids (15.8% under 18).
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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 | Norton | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
108 |
53Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.8±6.7 25% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Victory and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13%±21.1 VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Highgate and Norton 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% |
31.5%±15.8 VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Norton 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% |
28.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Norton 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±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT |
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| Highgate and Norton 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 |
$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558Highest 29% below VT |
$2,769 45% below VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Highgate and Victory 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% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
39 minHighest 68% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Norton 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | — |
| 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.