Compare towns
Highgate vs Pomfret vs Weybridge
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).
Pomfret has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Pomfret | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
908 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Pomfret and Weybridge 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% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Highgate 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% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Weybridge 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% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Weybridge 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±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Pomfret 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 |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Pomfret 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 |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.