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Topsham vs Highgate vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most kids (18% under 18).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Topsham | Highgate | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 999Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±5.9Highest 16% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
| Topsham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Topsham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±4.8 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,308±$60kLowest 11% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Corinth and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,900±$56k 30% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
| Highgate and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $908±$398 26% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,006Highest 21% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,584 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | Waits River Union High District #36 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.