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Highgate vs Troy 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 renters (19.3% rent).
Troy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
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 | Troy | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
1,749 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
| Weybridge and Troy 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% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Weybridge and Troy 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 |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$691 27% below VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Highgate 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 |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Troy 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest 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%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weybridge 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 | Troy School District | 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.