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Kirby vs Highgate vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k 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 | Kirby | Highgate | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756 |
3,528Highest |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
| Highgate and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Highgate and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
| Kirby and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326 about the VT average |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597Highest 9% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Highgate and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 43% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | 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.