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Randolph vs Cabot vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Highgate has the oldest population (median age 44).
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 | Randolph | Cabot | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,579Lowest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Cabot and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.