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Nanticoke vs Highgate vs Barker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nanticoke has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Barker has the most affordable homes ($129k 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 | Nanticoke | Highgate | Barker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,683Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,405 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±6.4 7% above U.S. |
44±7.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
40.2±11.7Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Highgate and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Barker and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±3.3Lowest 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+ | 15.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Barker and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,432±$13k 14% below U.S. |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the U.S. average |
$64,348±$10kLowest 20% 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 | $157,100±$32k 53% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$128,600±$29kLowest 61% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $941±$314Highest 33% below U.S. |
$895±$691 37% below U.S. |
$831±$125Lowest 41% 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 | $3,171 about the U.S. average |
$3,558Highest 14% above U.S. |
$2,810Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±37.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±62.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Nanticoke and Barker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.8%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Barker 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.