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Vergennes vs Highgate vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most expensive homes ($310k median).
Highgate has the most homeowners (80.7%).
Royalton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Vergennes | Highgate | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Vergennes and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Highgate and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13kLowest 6% below VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Royalton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24kHighest about the VT average |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
| Vergennes and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267 19% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,040±$391Highest 16% below VT |
| Royalton and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578Highest 11% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,675 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Vergennes and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton and Vergennes 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
8.7 |
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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.