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Swanton vs Windsor vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Swanton has the most kids (24.3% under 18).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Swanton | Windsor | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,670Lowest |
3,554Highest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
| Windsor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.7 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,607±$27k 18% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,000±$15k 28% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,370 13% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±21.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Swanton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.8% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 24 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 9% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Windsor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #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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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.