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Ryegate vs Highgate vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Ryegate | Highgate | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,059Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44±7.4 13% above U.S. |
48.6±8.6Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Bath and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Ryegate and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Highgate and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,484±$15kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the U.S. average |
$67,813±$22k 16% below U.S. |
| Highgate and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$280,500±$21kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$234,400±$23k 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $908±$236 36% below U.S. |
$895±$691Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
| Bath and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,472Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$3,558 14% above U.S. |
$4,413Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±29.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.5%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ryegate and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 31 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Highgate and Bath 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 | Bath School District |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| 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.