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Pomfret vs Fair Haven vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k 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 | Pomfret | Fair Haven | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
2,724 |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
| Pomfret and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Fair Haven and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.7% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8kHighest 4% above VT |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
| Pomfret and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Pomfret and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98Highest 5% below VT |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
| Pomfret and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$3,865 23% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 31% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.