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Highgate vs Sheldon vs Tolland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Tolland has the highest household income ($106k).
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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 | Sheldon | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
2,267 |
540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44±7.4 13% above U.S. |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
51.7±7.2Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Tolland and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Sheldon and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tolland 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Tolland 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±$14k about the U.S. average |
$78,533±$25kLowest about the U.S. average |
$106,250±$10kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21k 16% below U.S. |
$272,400±$61kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$355,700±$22kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,286±$379Highest 9% below U.S. |
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| Sheldon and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,558 14% above U.S. |
$3,578Highest 15% above U.S. |
$2,714Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Sheldon 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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U.S. 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.