Compare towns
Highgate vs Windsor vs Ira
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 people working from home (14.9%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Windsor | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,528Highest |
2,060 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Ira 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% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira 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 |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Highgate and Ira 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Highgate and Ira 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 |
$1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Windsor and Ira 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Windsor 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 | #61 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.