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Lempster vs Highgate vs Acworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lempster has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% 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 | Lempster | Highgate | Acworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 953 |
3,528Highest |
851Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
44±7.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
47.3±14.5 22% above U.S. |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
25.9%±16.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Acworth and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24%±9.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,607±$12kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$82,917±$5k about the U.S. average |
| Lempster and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,900±$29kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$273,000±$34k 18% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,352±$291Highest 4% below U.S. |
| Acworth and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,558 46% above U.S. |
$3,558Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$4,695Highest 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lempster and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
35 min 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Acworth 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 | Lempster School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None 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.