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Newcomb vs Highgate vs Harrietstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Harrietstown has the most renters (41.5% rent).
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 | Newcomb | Highgate | Harrietstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
3,528 |
5,222Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1Highest 52% above U.S. |
44±7.4Lowest 13% above U.S. |
44.1±3.9 13% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
18%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Harrietstown and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newcomb and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$81,017±$14k about the U.S. average |
$66,460±$5kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Newcomb and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47k 23% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$209,000±$31kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Highest 37% below U.S. |
$847±$34Lowest 40% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 52% below U.S. |
$3,558 14% above U.S. |
$3,950Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.7%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Harrietstown and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Newcomb 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 | #210 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.