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Highgate vs Smithville vs Triangle
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%).
Smithville has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Triangle has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Smithville | Triangle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,525Lowest |
2,773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.1±3.2 11% above U.S. |
38.9±2.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Highgate and Smithville 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% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Triangle and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Highgate and Smithville 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% |
19.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±5.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Triangle and Smithville 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 U.S. average |
$70,433±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$71,875±$16k 11% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$173,200±$42k 48% below U.S. |
$124,400±$17kLowest 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691Highest 37% below U.S. |
$889±$186 37% below U.S. |
$864±$62Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Smithville 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. |
$4,254Highest 36% above U.S. |
$2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.9%±31.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±3.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Smithville and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
19%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Triangle 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 | — | #335 of 484 in NY |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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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.