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Stratton vs Highgate vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Highgate has the most affordable homes ($281k median).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
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 | Stratton | Highgate | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,466 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
| Dover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
| Stratton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
| Stratton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
| Stratton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Highest 6% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| 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.