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Sheffield vs Highgate vs East Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
East Haven has the most homeowners (93.9%).
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 | Sheffield | Highgate | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
3,528Highest |
225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
47±11.8Highest 9% above VT |
| East Haven and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.1%±11.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±12.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
25%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,795±$12k 19% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT |
| Highgate and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$146,900±$65k 54% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Sheffield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$3,558Highest 29% below VT |
$2,364 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| East Haven and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Sheffield 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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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.