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Leyden vs Highgate vs Nanticoke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Highgate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
Nanticoke has the most kids (25.6% 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 | Leyden | Highgate | Nanticoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,661Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,683 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.6±3.8 12% above U.S. |
44±7.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.5±6.4Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Highgate and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Nanticoke and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Nanticoke and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Highgate and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,474±$21kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the U.S. average |
$69,432±$13k 14% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,100±$23k 48% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$157,100±$32kLowest 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $721±$37Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$895±$691 37% below U.S. |
$941±$314Highest 33% below U.S. |
| Nanticoke and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,412Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$3,558Highest 14% above U.S. |
$3,171 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±15.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.4%±37.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Nanticoke and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.3%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Leyden 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| 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.