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Troy vs Williston vs Highgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Highgate has the youngest population (median age 44).
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 | Troy | Williston | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,749Lowest |
10,144Highest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Williston and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Williston 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% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
| Williston and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,644 28% below VT |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Williston 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 | — | #11 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Troy School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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 | None yet | 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.